Table 1. Strains, plasmids and primers used in this study.
| E. coli strain, plasmids, or primers | Relevant genotype and/or description | Source or reference |
| Strains | ||
| BW25113 | F- λ- Δ(araD-araB)567 ΔlacZ4787(::rrnB-3) rph-1 hsdR514 Δ(rhaD-rhaB)568 | [29] |
| JW0940 | BW25113::ompA::kanR | [29] |
| FS20-pSU | MC4100::rpoS:: KanR; containing pSU, CmR | [13] |
| FS20-pSURpoS | MC4100::rpoS:: KanR; containing pSURpoS, CmR | [13] |
| Plasmid | ||
| pDsRED | pUC replicon; red-fluorescence-protein (RFP) expressing plasmid; Ampr | [12] |
| Primers | ||
| ompA(CHK) Forward | cgaagatatcggtagagtt | This study |
| ompA(CHK) Reverse | cgctttctgaaacgattgt | This study |
| ompA (qPCR) Forward | cttcgctggcggtgttgag | This study |
| ompA (qPCR) Reverse | acgagtgccgatggtgtgt | This study |
| 16S rDNA (qPCR) Forward | tgcatctgatactggcaagc | [13] |
| 16S rDNA (qPCR) Reverse | acctgagcgtcagtcttcgt | [13] |