TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used for this work
| Strain | Description |
|---|---|
| B31 | Wild type, B. burgdorferi type strain |
| 297 | Wild type |
| N40 | Wild type |
| B31-RML | Subculture of strain B31 |
| B31-e2 | Clone of strain B31 |
| KS10 | B31-e2 containing pBLS590 (pJAH2 containing promoterless gfp) |
| KS11 | B31-e2 containing pBLS591 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −442 to start) |
| KS12 | B31-e2 containing pBLS592 (pBLS590 containing PerpG from −442 to start) |
| KS13 | B31-e2 containing pBLS593 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −442 to −10 and PerpG from 3′ of −10 to start) |
| KS15 | B31-e2 containing pBLS594 (pBLS590 containing PerpG from −442 to 5′ of −10 and PerpAB from −10 to start) |
| KS16 | B31-e2 containing pEAP1 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −215 to start) |
| KS17 | B31-e2 containing pEAP2 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −93 to start) |
| KS18 | B31-e2 containing pBLS595 (pBLS590 containing Pbbk2.10 from −442 to start) |
| KS19 | B31-e2 containing pBLS598 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −442 to start, with PerpG −10 site) |
| KS20 | B31-e2 containing pBLS599 (pBLS590 containing PerpAB from −34 to start) |
| KS21 | B31-e2 containing pBLS600 (pBLS590 containing Pp21erp22 from −442 to start) |
| KS23 | B31-e2 containing pBLS603 (pBLS590 containing erp ribosome-binding site only) |
| GPB | B31-e2 containing pCJB1 (pBLS590 containing PerpG from −215 to start) |
| GPL | B31-e2 containing pCJB2 (pBLS590 containing PerpG from −93 to start) |