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. 2014 Dec 23;9(12):e115975. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115975

Table 1. Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.

Strains or Plasmid Relevant characteristics Reference
E. coli
ER2566 F- λ- fhuA2 [lon] ompT lacZ::T7 gene 1 gal sulA11 Δ(mcrC-mrr)114::IS10 R(mcr-73::miniTn10-TetS)2 R(zgb-210::Tn10)(TetS) endA1 [dcm] New England Biolabs
S. mutans
UA159 Wild type, serotype c ATCC 700610
GMS584 UA159-derived, sloR-deficient; EmR [9]
SmuvicK UA159-derived, vicK-deficient; EmR [29]
GMS905 UA159-derived, with PgcrR:cat integrated; KanR This study
GMS906 GMS584-derived, with PgcrR:cat integrated; EmR, KanR This study
GMS907 SmuvicK-derived, with PgcrR:cat integrated; EmR, KanR This study
Plasmids
pTXB1 E. coli expression vector with Mxe intein/chitin binding domain New England Biolabs
pSG752 pTXB1 with vicK; AmpR This study
pSG893 pTXB1 with vicR; AmpR This study
pSG901 pTXB1 with gcrR; AmpR This study
pSG892 pTXB1 with comE; AmpR This study
pJL84 S. mutans integration vector with mtlA-cat-phnA; KanR [44]
pLM1 pJL84 with PgcrR:cat fusion; KanR This study