TABLE 3 .
Bacterial strains used in the study
| Strain | Genotype |
|---|---|
| DM1 | S. enterica LT2 wild type |
| DM95 | S. enterica LT2 thi-918::MudJa |
| DM728 | S. enterica LT2 purF2085 gnd-181 |
| DM1936 | S. enterica LT2 purF2085 |
| DM9890 | S. enterica LT2 purF2085 gnd-181 trpC3620 |
| DM14520 | E. coli K-12 wild type |
| DM14545 | E. coli K-12 ΔpurF723::kan |
| DM14572 | E. coli K-12 purF823 Δgnd-727::kan |
| DM14602 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 |
| DM14603 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔridA790::kan |
| DM14606 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔtrpR789::kan |
| DM14661 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔilvA723::kan |
| DM14683 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔilvA723::kan pGS22-ilvA |
| DM14684 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔilvA723::kan pGS15-ilvA219 |
| DM14703 | E. coli K-12 ΔthiCEFSGH::kan |
| DM14711 | E. coli K-12 purF823 Δgnd-727::kan ΔtrpD1050::cat |
| DM14729 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔtrpD1050::cat |
| DM14759 | E. coli K-12 purF823 gnd-827 ΔtrpD1050::cat ΔtrpR789::kan |
| DM14893 | E. coli K-12 thrC824 ΔpurK735::kan |
| DM15000 | E. coli K-12 thrC824 ΔpurK835 ΔtrpR789::kan |
| DM15020 | E. coli K-12 thrC824 ΔpurK835 ΔtrpR789::kan ΔtrpD1050::cat |
a
MudJ refers to the MudJ1734 transposon (36). pGS22-ilvA and pGS22-ilvA219 contain the loci from S. enterica.