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Table 1. Bacterial strains.

Strain	Relevant Genotype or Description	Reference or Derivation
B. subtilis
168	trpC2	Lab collection
1A330	aroG932 bioB141	BGSC
SKH001	1A330 bioW::lacZ	This study
SKH002	SKH001 amyE:: P spac accB-86	This study
E. coli
MG1655	E. coli K-12 wild type	Lab collection
DH5α	Δ(argF-lacZ)U169 glnV44 Φ80 Δ(lacZ)M15 gyrA96 recA1 relA1 endA1 thi-1 hsdR17	Lab collection
BM4092	[araD139]B/r, Δ(argF-lac)169, λ-, TP(bioF-lacZ)501, flhD5301, Δ(fruK-yeiR)725(fruA25), relA1, rpsL150(strR), rbsR22, birA1, Δ(fimB-fimE)632(::IS1), deoC1	[33]
BL21 λ (DE3)	ompT, hsdSB (rB–, mB–), dcm, gal, λ(DE3)	Novagen
VC618	MG1655 Δ lacZY, bioF::lacZY, birA::Km^R, pVC18	[36]
VC832	BL21 λ (DE3), pVC36	[17]