Table 1. Strains.
| Strains | Genotype* | Source (ref.) |
| AB1157 | thr-1, araC14, leuB6, lacY1, tsx-33, qsr'-0, glnV44, galK2, LAM-, Rac-0, hisG4, rfbC1, mgl-51, rpoS396, rpsL31(strR), kdgK51, xylA5, mtl-1, argE3, thi-1 | M. Pato |
| MP1999 | AB1157, recB, recC, sbcB, malF::Mucts62 | M. Pato |
| MG1655 | F− λ− ilvG − rfb-50 rph-1 | Lab stock |
| EC1512 | argE thi ilv gyrB402 | Filutowicz (1983) |
| SIMD30 | W3110 lacDU169 galKTYR145UAG (λc1857Δcro-bioA) [l int'::cat-sacB] | Datta (2008) |
| ZL524 | MP1999, loxP sites inserted 61 bp and 70 bp outside attL and attR, respectively | This study |
| ZL530 | ZL524, Mucts B::kan | This study |
| ZL536 | ZL524, Mucts A::kan | This study |
| ZL552 | ZL524, Mucts ΔattL | This study |
| ZL556 | ZL524, Mucts ΔattR | This study |
| ZL562 | ZL524, Mucts ΔSGS | This study |
| ZL573 | ZL562, Mucts gp23 ::SGS:: gp24 (SGS at 11.4 kb from L end) | This study |
| ZL 578 | ZL562, Mucts gp41::SGS (SGS at 24 kb from L end) | This study |
| ZL580 | MP1999 ΔMu, malF::loxP1 | This study |
| ZL 582 | ZL580, malF::loxP2 (2nd site next to loxP1) | This study |
| ZL592 | ZL580, yjcF::loxP (37 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL594 | ZL580, purH::loxP (37 kb upstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL598 | ZL592, pspG::SGS | This study |
| ZL604 | ZL524, himA::kan | This study |
| ZL614 | ZL524, fis::kan | This study |
| ZL624 | ZL524, hns::kan | This study |
| ZL634 | ZL524, hupA::kan | This study |
| ZL652 | ZL524, deletion of 74 bp spacer between L1 and L2 sites within Mu attL | This study |
| ZL656 | ZL524, Mucts Δ IHF site | This study |
| ZL660 | ZL524, Mucts Δsis | This study |
| ZL662 | ZL660, Mucts ΔattR | This study |
| ZL670 | ZL524, Mucts ΔPmom | This study |
| ZL672 | ZL662, Mucts ΔPmom | This study |
| ZL704 | ZL580, lamB::loxP (5 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL706 | ZL704, malE::SGS | This study |
| ZL708 | ZL580, ubiC::loxP (9 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL710 | ZL708, lamB:: SGS | This study |
| ZL810 | ZL580, dinF::loxP::yjbJ (15 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL712 | ZL580, yjbS::loxP::aphA (25 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| ZL714 | ZL712, plsB::SGS | This study |
| ZL720 | MP1999, lamB::loxP, yjbH::loxP | This study |
| ZL724 | MP1999, ubiC::loxP, lysC::loxP::pgi | This study |
| ZL728 | MP1999, yjbS::loxP::aphA, aceA::loxP::aceK | This study |
| ZL732 | MP1999, Mucts E7:: loxP, gp49::loxP | This study |
| ZL808 | MG1655, λcI857Cm, loxP sites inserted 80 bp and 121 bp outside λ attL and attR, respectively | This study |
| ZL901 | MG1655, lacZ::Muc+ (between 366204–366205 nt) | This study |
| ZL911 | ZL901, loxP sites inserted 50 bp and 60 bp outside Muc+ attL and attR, respectively | This study |
| ZL921 | ZL911, Muc+ ΔSGS | This study |
| ZL931 | ZL911, hns::kan | This study |
| ZL936 | ZL911, himA::kan | This study |
| ZL940 | EC1512, yidX::cat-sacB | This study |
| ZL941 | ZL911, yidX::cat-sacB gyrB402 | This study |
| ZL951 | ZL524, Mu c::kan ΔPe and ΔPe* | This study |
| RS005 | ZL524, Mucts Δ10 kb left arm of Mu | This study |
| RS020 | RS005, Mucts Δ10 kb right arm of Mu | This study |
| RS025 | RS020, Mucts ΔSGS | This study |
| RS059 | ZL580, yjbY::loxP (17 kb downstream of malF) | This study |
| RS053 | ZL524, Mucts ΔPe | This study |
| RS092 | ZL524, Mucts ΔPe* | This study |
| RS093 | ZL524, Mucts ΔPe ΔPe* | This study |
| RS033 | MP1999, Mucts B::egfp-B | This study |
| RS088 | RS033, Mucts ΔSGS | This study |
| RS048 | RS033, Mucts ΔPe | This study |
| RS102 | RS033, Mucts ΔPe* | This study |
| RS103 | RS033, Mucts ΔPe ΔPe* | This study |
| RS101 | MP1999, Mucts E::egfp-E | This study |
| RS106 | RS048, Mucts SGS::kan-ccdB | This study |
| RS107 | RS102, Mucts SGS::kan-ccdB | This study |
*
Δ, deletion of genes/sites.
:: indicates deletion-substitution when an antibiotic resistance cassette or EGFP is inserted in the indicated gene, but insertion when a site (loxP/SGS) or Mu is inserted. :: placed on both sides of a site indicates insertion of that site between the neighboring genes, the exact location given in Table S1.