TABLE 1.
Strain or plasmid | Relevant feature(s) | Source or reference |
---|---|---|
E. coli strains | ||
MG1655 | F− rph-1 | 43 |
MG1655 lac::Cm | Chloramphenicol resistance cassette in lacY | Laboratory collection |
MG1655 lac::Tc | Tetracycline resistance cassette in lacZ | 44 |
Plasmids | ||
pTrc99A | Cloning vector carrying IPTG-inducible trc promoter (Ptrc); Apr | 15 |
pTrc99A-Ptrc-budAB | pTrc99A carrying the budAB operon downstream of Ptrc; Apr | 6 |