Table S1.
Strains used in this study
| No. | Strain | Characteristic | Source |
| E. coli | |||
| 3044 | DH5αλpir | sup E44, ΔlacU169 (ΦlacZΔM15), recA1, endA1, hsdR17, thi-1, gyrA96, relA1, λpir phage lysogen | V. de Lorenzo |
| P. putida | |||
| 1291 | UWC1 | Plasmid-free derivative of P. putida KT2440, RifR | Ref. 49 |
| 2737 | UWC1-clc5 | Derivative of strain 1291 with one ICEclc copy integrated into tRNAgly-5 | Ref. 40 |
| 4322 | UWC1-clc5 ΔmfsR | Derivative of strain 2737 with an internal deletion in mfsR | Ref. 37 |
| 4611 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp | Derivative of strain 2737 with a promoterless KmR gene inserted 27 bp downstream of intB13 | This study |
| 4612 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp, ∆mfsR | Derivative of strain 4322 with a promoterless egfp gene inserted 27 bp downstream of intB13 | This study |
| 4669–4672 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp, Tn5 PinR-echerry | Derivatives of strain 4611 with random chromosomal insertion of miniTn5 PinR-echerry. Four independent clones, KmR | This study |
| 4673–4676 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp, ∆mfsR, Tn5 PinR-echerry | Derivatives of strain 4612 with random chromosomal insertion of miniTn5 PinR-echerry. Four independent clones, KmR | This study |
| 4754 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp, ∆attL | Derivative of 4611 with 18 bp attL deletion | This study |
| 4755 | UWC1-clc5 ICEclc-intB13-gfp, ∆mfsR, ∆attL | Derivative of 4612 with 18 bp attL deletion | This study |
| 2744 | UWC1GC | Derivative of strain 1291 with single copy miniTn7 Ptac-echerry, GmR | Ref. 29 |
| 2756 | UWC1 miniTn5 JimX-gfp | Derivative of UWC1 with miniTn5 insertion of the jimX-gfp fragment, KmR | Ref. 40 |
| 5001–5003 | UWC1 miniTn5 JimX-echerry | Derivatives of UWC1 with miniTn5 insertion of the jimX-echerry fragment, KmR | This study |