Table S4.

Plasmids used in this study

Plasmid	Parent	Description	Source
pSarA.MK4	pMK4	S. aureus complementation vector, driven by SarA promoter and a ribosomal-binding site of the SodA gene, ampicillin-resistance in E. coli, chloramphenicol-resistance in S. aureus	M. Tan laboratory (38)
pIMAY		Vector that facilitates allelic replacement in S. aureus, chloramphenicol-resistance	M. Tan laboratory (35)
pML01	pSarA.MK4	S. aureus expression vector, expresses FakA under SarA promoter	This study
pML02	pSarA.MK4	S. aureus expression vector, expresses CrtMN under SarA promoter	This study
pML03	pIMAY	S. aureus allelic replacement vector targeting fakB1	This study
pML04	pIMAY	S. aureus allelic replacement vector targeting lgt	This study