Table 2.
Description of loop variants of E. coli C600 used in this studya.
| Strain | BamA | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EE | bamAE.coli | Entire plasmid copy of BamAE.coli |
| EC | bamAE.cloacae | Entire plasmid copy of BamAE.cloacae |
| D4 | bamAΔ4E.coli | Deletion in loop 4 of BamAE.coli |
| D6 | bamAΔ6 E.coli | Deletion in loop 6 of BamAE.coli |
| I4 | bamAHA4E.coli | Insertion in loop 4 of BamAE.coli |
| I6 | bamAHA6E.coli | Insertion in loop 6 of BamAE.coli |
| I7 | bamAHA7E.coli | Insertion in loop 7 of BamAE.coli |
| C4 | bamAEc4E.coli | Chimeric bamAE.cloacaewith loop 4 replaced by that from bamAE.coli |
| C6 | bamAEc6E.coli | Chimeric bamAE.cloacae with loop 6 replaced by that from bamAE.coli |
| C7 | bamAEc7E.coli | Chimeric bamAE.cloacae with loop 7 replaced by that from bamAE.coli |
| C47 | bamAEc4/7E.coli | Chimeric bamAE.cloacae with loop 4 and 7 replaced by those from bamAE.coli |
| C67 | bamAEc6/7E.coli | Chimeric bamAE.cloacae with loop 6 and 7 replaced by those from bamAE.coli |
a
The plasmids containing above bamA alleles were previously described by Ruhe et al. (2013).