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. 2015 Dec 23;10(12):e0145884. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145884

Table 1. Strains, plasmid, and oligonucleotide primers used in this work.

Strains Genotype/Relevant characteristics Reference
SF370 emm1 (contains prophages ϕSF370.1, ϕSF370.2, ϕSF370.3, and SpyCIM1) [1, 14, 15]
SF370SmR Spontaneous streptomycin resistant derivative of SF370 [19]
CEM1KRΔ Spy2136 SF370SmR ΔSpy2136::(aacA-aphD) / (rpsL WT )) [19]
CEM1Δ4 SF370SmRΔSpyCIM1; cured of SpyCIM1 [19]
MGAS5005 emm1 (SpyCI-free M1 strain) [21]
K56 emm12 (SpyCI-free M12 strain) [22]
Plasmids Description
pFWKR Counter-selection vector with janus cassette, (aacA-aphD) / (rpsL WT )) between MCS for phage elimination [19]
pFWKR- Spy2136 pFWKR with flanking regions of Spy2136 for inactivation of SpyCIM1 primase gene [19]
PCR Primers Sequence Product size
mutSL-L 5' AATCGCCAGT TCCTGATGTC 1361 bp
mutSL-R 5' GGGCTGCTGA TGATTTGATT
int4-L 5’ GTCGCTGTCT CATTTGATAG AGCTT 401 bp
int4-R 5’ CCAACAAGGA GTATTGCTAG GGC
qRT-PCR Primers Sequence Product size
nga_RT-L 5' ACGTTAGCCG CAAATACCAC 89 bp
nga_RT-R 5' GCTTGTAACG TGGGAAGCTC
slo-RT-F 5' AAGCTCCGCC ACTCTTTGTGA 103 bp
slo-RT-R 5' GCACTAAAGG CCGCTTCAAC 3'
norA_RT-L 5' AAACGACGAC CAAACACCTC 102 bp
norA_RT-R 5' TCAGACTAGC CAGGCAGGAT
emm RT-L 5' GCAAAACTAA GAGCTGGAAA 139 bp
emm RT-R 5' TAGTTTCCTT CATTGGTGCT
speB RT-L 5' AGCAGTTGCA GTAGCAACACAT 141 bp
speB-RT-R 5' CTCCTTGATT CAAAAGGCATTC
hasB_RT-L 5' TCCTCAAACG CTAATTGAAGC 92 bp
hasB_RT-R 5' CCCGCTCTTC TAAGACGTTG
16S_rRNA-L 5’ AGCGTTGTCC GGATTTATTG 126 bp
16S_rRNA-R 5’ CACTCTCCCC TTCTGCACTC