Table 1.
Bacterial strains, bacteriophages and plasmids used for in vivo experiments.
| E. coli strains, bacteriophages or plasmids | Relevant genotype or description | References |
|---|---|---|
| E. coli LABORATORY STRAINS | ||
| MG1655 | F– λ– ilvG rfb-50 rph-1 | Jensen, 1993 |
| MG1655 (λ) | MG1655 bearing λ prophage | Bloch et al., 2013 |
| MG1655 (λΔorf63) | MG1655 bearing λ prophage with deletion of orf63 | Licznerska et al., 2016a |
| MG1655 (Φ24B) | MG1655 bearing Φ24B prophage | Bloch et al., 2013 |
| MG1655 (Φ24BΔorf63) | MG1655 bearing Φ24B prophage with deletion of vb_24B_8c, the homolog of λorf63 | Licznerska et al., 2016a |
| C600 | F– tonA21 thi-1 thr-1 leuB6 lacY1 glnV44 rfbC1 fhuA1 λ− | Appleyard, 1954 |
| C600 (λ) | C600 bearing λ prophage | This study, by lysogenization |
| C600 (λΔorf63) | C600 bearing λ prophage with deletion of orf63 | This study, by lysogenization |
| C600 (Φ24B) | C600 bearing Φ24B prophage | This study, by lysogenization |
| C600 (Φ24BΔorf63) | C600 bearing Φ24B prophage with deletion of vb_24B_8c, the homolog of λorf63 | This study, by lysogenization |
| BACTERIOPHAGES | ||
| λ | carries a frameshift mutation relative to Ur-lambda | Hendrix and Duda, 1992 |
| λΔorf63 | Φ24B phage with deletion of orf63 | Licznerska et al., 2016 |
| Φ24B | λstx2::cat | Allison, 2003 |
| Φ24BΔorf63 | Φ24B phage with deletion of vb_24B_8c, the homolog of λorf63 | Licznerska et al., 2016 |
| PLASMIDS | ||
| pUC18 | ori pMB1 (pBR322 derivative), bla, AmpR | Thermo fisher scientific |
| pSB_orf63_λ | as pUC18 but bearing the orf63 from phage λ | This study |
| pSB_orf63_Φ24B | as pUC18 but bearing the orf63 from phage Φ24B | This study |