Table 1. Bacterial strains used.
| Strain | Relevant genotype | Source or Reference |
| BW25113 | Wild type rrnB3 ΔlacZ4787 hsdR514 Δ (araBAD)567Δ (rhaBAD)568 rph-1 | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR814 | BW25113 aspC::CamR | This work |
| MOR816 | BW25113/pACYC177-aspC | This work |
| MOR817 | BW25113/pACYC177 | This work |
| MOR346 | BW25113 tyrB::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR820 | BW25113 aspC::CamR tyrB::KanR | This work |
| MOR823 | dnaA46(Ts), aspC::KanR | This work |
| MOR824 | dnaB252(Ts), aspC::KanR | This work |
| MOR825 | dnaC2(Ts), aspC::KanR | This work |
| MOR826 | MOR814/pACYC177-aspC | This work |
| MOR827 | MOR814/pACYC177 | This work |
| MG1655 | Wild type rph-1 | Baba et al. (2006) |
| CF1961 | MG1655 ΔrelA ΔspoT | Xiao et al. (1991) |
| MOR828 | MG1655 aspC::KanR | This work |
| MOR829 | MG1655 ΔrelA ΔspoT aspC::KanR | This work |
| MOR832 | dnaA46(Ts)/pACYC177-aspC | This work |
| MOR833 | dnaB252(Ts)/pACYC177-aspC | This work |
| MOR834 | dnaC2(Ts)/pACYC177-aspC | This work |
| MOR1618 | BW25113 aspC::CamR tyrB ilvE::kanR | This work |
| MOR1344 | BW25113 glyA::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR1345 | BW25113 ilvE::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR1346 | BW25113 avtA::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR1347 | BW25113 dadX::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| MOR1348 | BW25113 argH::KanR | Baba et al. (2006) |