Table 1. Bacterial strains used in the study.
| Strain | Phenotype | TCS1 | Sources |
| S. pneumoniae TIGR4 | Wild type | ATCC BAA-334 | |
| Δsp_0083 | Ermr; Δsp_0083::ermB | TCS08 | this study |
| Δsp_0156 | Ermr; Δsp_0156::ermB | TCS07 | this study |
| Δsp_0376 | Ermr; Δsp_0376::ermB | TCS14 | this study |
| Δsp_0387 | Ermr; Δsp_0387::ermB | TCS03 | this study |
| Δsp_0526 | Ermr; Δsp_0526::ermB | TCS13 | this study |
| Δsp_0603 | Ermr; Δsp_0603::ermB | TCS10 | this study |
| Δsp_0661 | Ermr; Δsp_0661::ermB | TCS09 | this study |
| Δsp_0798 | Ermr; Δsp_0798::ermB | TCS05 | this study |
| Δsp_1633 | Ermr; Δsp_1633::ermB | TCS01 | this study |
| Δsp_2000 | Ermr; Δsp_2000::ermB | TCS11 | this study |
| Δsp_2082 | Ermr; Δsp_2082::ermB | TCS04 | this study |
| Δsp_2193 | Ermr; Δsp_2193::ermB | TCS06 | this study |
| Δsp_2235 | Ermr; Δsp_2235::ermB | TCS12 | this study |
| Δsp_1678_Erm | Ermr; Δsp_1678::ermB | this study | |
| Δsp_1678_Km | Kmr; Δsp_1678::aphA-3 | this study |
1
TCS cited from Paterson et al. [16].
Ermr, erythromycin resistant; Kmr, kanamycin resistant.