TABLE 3.
Strain or plasmid | Description | Reference(s) or source |
---|---|---|
Bacterial strains | ||
S. aureus SH1000 | Derivative of strain 8325-4, containing functional rsbU | 37, 38 |
S. aureus SH1000 (NsaSA208E) | NIS-resistant derivative of SH1000 | 10 |
S. aureus SH1000 (NsaSA105T) | NIS-resistant derivative of SH1000 | 10 |
S. aureus MW2 | Community-acquired MRSA strain | 3 |
S. aureus MW2 (NsaSR209I) | NIS-resistant derivative of MW2 | 10 |
S. aureus MW2 (NsaSG210D) | NIS-resistant derivative of MW2 | 10 |
E. coli SA08B | Cloning host that modifies cloned DNA for introduction into wild-type S. aureus strains | 34 |
E. coli BTH101 | Host strain for two-hybrid assays | 36 |
Plasmids | ||
pRMC2 |
E. coli/S. aureus shuttle vector containing the Pxyl/tet promoter for tetracycline-inducible gene expression in S. aureus |
35 |
pIMAY | E. coli/S. aureus shuttle vector, for allelic replacement in S. aureus | 33 |
pMUTIN4 | Suicide vector for insertional inactivation of genes in S. aureus | 32 |
pUT18 | Vector for two-hybrid analyses. Enables C-terminal fusion of T18 domain of adenylate cyclase to protein of interest |
36 |
pUT18C | Vector for two-hybrid analyses. Enables N-terminal fusion of T18 domain of adenylate cyclase to protein of interest |
36 |
pKT25 | Vector for two-hybrid analyses. Enables N-terminal fusion of T25 domain of adenylate cyclase to protein of interest |
36 |
pKNT25 | Vector for two-hybrid analyses. Enables C-terminal fusion of T25 domain of adenylate cyclase to protein of interest |
36 |