TABLE 3.
Oligonucleotides used in this study
| Oligonucleotide | Sequence (5′–3′) | Purpose and/or target |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson assembly | ||
| 1r-ST-Ptet-sadA-pWSK29 | CCGGGCTGCAGGAATTCATGGCATTATGCCATTGC | sadBA |
| 1f-ST_Ptet-fim-pWSK29 | TCGACGGTATCGATAAGCTTAGGGAAAAAGGTTATGCTGCT | sadBA |
| Vf-pWSK29 | GAATTCCTGCAGCCCGGGG | Vector p4392 |
| Vr-pWSK29-Ptet-rev | TTCACTTTTCTCTATCACTGATAGGGAGTGGTAAAATAACTCT | Vector p4392 |
| 1f-PtetA-hilD | CCCTATCAGTGATAGAGAAAAGTGAAAACATCAACAAAGGGATAATATG | hilD |
| 1r-hilD-vec | CCCGGGCTGCAGGAATTCTGCCTGGCAGAAAGCTA | hilD |
| Vr-PtetA | TTCACTTTTCTCTATCACTGATAGGGAGTGGTA | Vector p4252 |
| hVPS26B-Rev-EcoRI | TCAGAATTCTCTGCCTGCAGTTGTTGTCAGACAGC | Vector pWSK29 |
| Vr-pWSK29 | AAGCTTATCGATACCGTCGACCTC | Vector pWSK29 |
| 1f-FRT | CGACGGTATCGATAAGCTTGAAAGTTCCTATACTTTCTAGAGAATA | PtetA-misL |
| 1r-misL | CCCGGGCTGCAGGAATTCCATGAAACCTATCAGCCAAA | PtetA-misL |
| Site-directed mutagenesis | ||
| ST-delbapA-Big1-Q5-fw | CCTCTCCCCGATACACCG | SDM p4253 |
| ST-delbapA-Big1-Q5-rv | AGTATCTACAGGATTACTGCTACC | SDM p4253 |
| ST-delbapA-Big28-Q5-fw | ATAACCAGTCTTGATCTGAC | SDM p4253 |
| ST-delbapA-Big28-Q5-rv | CGTATCGACAATCACCGTC | SDM p4253 |
| ST-delbapA-Big15-Q5-rv | GGTGTCGACGGTGAAGGTAAAGCTG | SDM p4253 |
| ST-delbapA-Big24-Q5-fw | CTTGCGCCAACGGTTCCG | SDM p4253 |
| Check of P22 transductions and aph cassette removal | ||
| K1-Red-Del | CAGTCATAGCCGAATAGCCT | aph |
| K2-Red-Del | CGGTGCCCTGAATGAACTGC | aph |
| CsgC-Check-rev | TGTTGCCCTACCGCAGAATG | csgBAC |
| CsgG-Del-Check-for | AGTGGGCTATGGCTGGCATC | csgBAC-DEFG |
| SPI4-Ctrl-For | CGGTAGAGAATGGTCGGTAT | SPI4 |
| SPI4-Ctrl-Rev | GTGCTGACCTGATACGCTAT | SPI4 |
| InvC-DelCheck-For | TGTATCAGCGTCAAGGACGA | invC |
| InvC-DelCheck-Rev | CGGCGAACAATAGACTGCTT | invC |
| SopB-DelCheck-Rev | CAATGGCATAAAGGGACAGC | sopB |
| SopB-DelCheck-For | TACGTATGGACGTCAGGATG | sopB |
| FLiI-DelCheck-For | CGATCCAACGTTGCATCACG | fliI |
| FliI-DelCheck-Rev | ACGCATTTCGCCCAGTAAAC | fliI |
| sopE2-check-rev4 | GCGTCGCCATAAAAACGAATA | sopE2 |
| SopE2-Red-Check-For | TGTGACGCAGTAGTTGAATTGAAG | sopE2 |
| sopA-DelCheck-Rev | TTCGTACATGCGATGGTGAG | sopA |
| SopA-Check-For | CCTGCCAGATAACATGGTGAATT | sopA |
| BapA-Check-For | GTCAGGCACAAAAAACAAAGGGT | bapABCD |
| bapD-Check-Rev | CCGAAATTCCTACATCCTCGG | bapABCD |
| STM3690-sadA-For | GAGCATGGACAAACGTCACGC | sadA |
| SadA-end-Rev | GGCATTATGCCATTGCCTTTG | sadA |
| ShdA-DelCheck-For | GCCACAGCAAAGTTAAAGCG | shdA |
| ShdA-DelCheck-Rev | TGAAGTCAAATCCGTCACGC | shdA |
| MisL-DelCheck-For | TTTATGTGCATAAGCTGCGG | misL |
| MisL-DelCheck-Rev | CAGGGCCATCGTGGCTTTAT | misL |
| SipA-Red-Check-For | CACATTACAGACGCTGACGC | sipA |
| sopD-DelCheck-For | ACCACAAAGGATTACCAACC | sopD |
| sopD-DelCheck-For | GGCTGCATGAAGGGTAATTG | sopD |
| MotB-Check-Rev | CCTGCAGAATAGTGAAGCCG | motAB |
| MotA-Check-For | ATGAACAGATCGAACAGG | motAB |
| pagN-check-for | CGTAGAAGTGAAACCGTACG | pagN |
| pagN-check-rev | CAGCTATTTTACCGATAGTG | pagN |
| rck-check-for | GAGGATGAAGCGGCGTTACG | Rck |
| rck-check-rev | GTACCACACCACAAACCAGC | Rck |
| FliC-For-XhoI | GCGCTCGAGGCAAACAGTAGTTAAGCGCG | fliC |
| FliC-Rev-EcoRI | AGCGAATTCAGCTTTCGCTGCCTTGATTG | fliC |
| FljB-For-XhoI | AGTCTCGAGCAATTTGCACTAGTAAGCGC | fljB |
| FljB-Rev | GCAAGCATAGAATAATCCCG | fljB |
| CheZ-Check-For | AAAACCATTCGCGCCGATAG | cheZ |
| CheZ-Check-Rev | GGTAAAAAAGGCGGGGTTTAT | cheZ |
| CheY-DelCheck-Rev | TACCGATGCGCGCAATGATG | cheY |
| CheY-DelCheck-For | ACGAAGCAAGTTGTGTGGTG | cheY |
| Wzz-FepE-DelCheck-For | AAACTATCGGGCCCATCATC | fepE |
| Wzz-FepE-DelCheck-Rev | TGTTAAGCGATCTCAACCGC | fepE |
| WzzB-DelCheck-For | AAAAGTGTATACCCGCGATC | wzz |
| WzzB-DelCheck-Rev | AGTGATGTAGTGGCATTGAG | wzz |
| RfaL-DelCheck-For | GCTGGCTGGCGCAAAATTTG | rfaL |
| RfaL-DelCheck-Rev | TATTGTGCCATCTCAGGTTG | rfaL |
| Red deletion | ||
| CsgC-Red-del-rev | CCGCCACCATCAAAAACTACTGTGCAGAAGGCGGCCATTGTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTCG | csgBAC |
| CsgG-Red-Del-for | CACGCTTTGTCGTATTCATCAGGATTCTGGCGGTACTGACATTCCGGGGATCCGTCGACC | csgBAC-DEFG |
| misL-Del13-For | AGACGCTTTACGCCATAATGCAGGAGGCAGAATGCCAACTATTCCGGGGATCCGTCGACC | misL |
| misL-Del13-Rev | ATCAGCGGCTCTGTTGTTACCTGAATCAGAAACTGTATTTTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTCG | misL |
| ShdA-Del13-For | AATAAAAGCAACGCGCGCGGCGCTGGCTTGCGCCGTGGCTATTCCGGGGATCCGTCGACC | shdA |
| ShdA-Del13-Rev | GGCAGGGAACACCCGCCCGGTTTTGTCTAACTTACCAGTTTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTCG | shdA |
| pagN-del-red-for | GAAACTTGTCTTTTAGCCCAATATTAAGGCAGGTTCTGAAAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC | pagN |
| pagN-del-red-rev | CATGAAGTCATTGGAGGCAGCCTTTGTGTCTGCATCATAATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTG | pagN |
| rck-del-red-for | CATAACACAATGAACTTAACTGTGTTCAGGGAGTTTTATCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGAC | rck |
| rck-del-red-rev | CGGAAGCCTGCGGCTCCGCTCCCTTTCCTGCTCTCCGTTATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTG | rck |
| misL-Red-Ptet-For | TTTTATAGATCCGTTTCCATTTTTATTATTTCCATATTATTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTCG | tetR PtetA |
| misL-Red-Ptet-Rev | ATGAGTAATTTTGGGGAGTTGGCATTCTGCCTCCTGCATTTTCACTTTTCTCTATCACTG | tetR PtetA |
| BapB-Del-Red-For | GTTCGGGGCAACAAGCGGTGATATTTAAAAGGGATAAACTGTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTC | bapABCD |
| BapD-Del-Red-Rev | CACGCGTGACCAGCCCCCGTATCTTCTTATCTTCAACGATCATATGAATATCCTCCTTAG | bapABCD |
| SopA-Red-DEl13-For | CCAGACCGTTTTTCCATAATGATGTTGATAAGGAATTCTAATTCCGGGGATCCGTCGAC | sopA |
| SopA-Red-Del13-Rev | CAACGCTGTGTCCCTTAATTCCATGCGGGTTGAGGCTGGAGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCTTCG | sopA |
| sopD-Del13-For | GATATTGAATAATATAAATTTGAAGGAAAATATTATGCCAATTCCGGGGATCCGTCGACC | sopD |
| sopD-Del13-rev | CAGCCGGATTTTAAATTGGTTATATTACTGACTATCTTTATGTTGTAGGCTGGAGCTGCT | sopD |
| Δ12 construction: PCR primers for cloning flanking regions | ||
| 100-LPF6-Bam | TATCGGGGATCCGGGTTGAGTCGTATGACC | lpf flanking region 1 |
| 63-LPF5-Pst | TATGCGCTGCAGGTGTATAGAGGTGGGTATTGG | lpf flanking region 1 |
| 64-LPF3-Pst | TATCGCCTGCAGCATCTGGTGGGGAGCAACAATAC | lpf flanking region 2 |
| 101-LPF7-Bam | TATCGGGGATCCGCCAAACAGTGAAAGAAGACGAAG | lpf flanking region 2 |
| 66-SAF1-Bam | ATAGGCGGATCCCTGCACTGAAAAGCGATACC | saf flanking region 1 |
| 67-SAF2-Xba | ATAGGCTCTAGAACGCCATACCAAATCTTACC | saf flanking region 1 |
| 92-SAF5-Xba | TATCGCTCTAGACTGTTCCACTCATACTTCC | saf flanking region 2 |
| 69-SAF4-Bam | TATGCGGGATCCTGGTCACAAGAAAGAGATGC | saf flanking region 2 |
| 70-STJ1-Bam | TTACGCGGATCCCCTTTTTCGCCCATTACG | stj flanking region 1 |
| 71-STJ2-Xba | TATCGGTCTAGAGGTCGGGATTCTATGAAG | stj flanking region 1 |
| 72-STJ3-Xba | TATCGGTCTAGAGAAGTGCTGACGAAATAAACG | stj flanking region 2 |
| 73-STJ4-Bam | ATACGCGGATCCGGCATGTTAGGTTTCACC | stj flanking region 2 |
| 78-STC5-Bam | TTTGCGGGATCCAAGAGAATATGACATTCACTGC | stc flanking region 1 |
| 79-STC6-Xba | ATAGCCTCTAGACATAGACAGGAAGTTATCGC | stc flanking region 1 |
| 80-STC7-Xba | ATAGGCTCTAGACGATAGGTGAATGAACTTCC | stc flanking region 2 |
| 81-STC8-Sal | TATGCCGTCGACCAGCAGAAATGATACACACG | stc flanking region 2 |
| 88-PEF5-Bam | TTTGGCGGATCCTAATCTCACAGCCCGAAGC | pef flanking region 1 |
| 89-PEF6-Xba | ATTGCCTCTAGACAGCTATGACGTGACATCG | pef flanking region 1 |
| 90-PEF7-Xba | ATAGCGTCTAGAATGCGTGGTGTACTGAGG | pef flanking region 2 |
| 91-PEF8-Sal | TAAGGGGTCGACGGCAGAAATGGTTTTGACG | pef flanking region 2 |
| Δ12 construction: PCR primers for confirmation of deletions | ||
| 34-KSAC-5out | GGCATAAATTCCGTCAGC | Amplify out KSAC 5′ end |
| 35-KSAC-3out | TGATGACGAGCGTAATGG | Amplify out KSAC 3′ end |
| 38-BCF-Up1 | CATGATGACAAACGACTCC | bcf deletions |
| 39-BCF-Down1 | CGCCATTTGCAACATATCC | bcf deletions |
| 40-FIM-Up1 | CGTCTACGTCTTTATCTGG | fim deletions |
| 41-FIM-Down1 | GCACTTATCCTGTTGACC | fim deletions |
| 42-LPF-Up1 | GGGAGAATATCTGGAAAGC | lpf deletions |
| 43-LPF-Down1 | CAGCCACAATACAAAGTGC | lpf deletions |
| 44-PEF-Up1 | CGACAGGATATTTGCTCC | pef deletions |
| 45-PEF-Down1 | GTCAGTTTCCTTCATCACC | pef deletions |
| 46-STB-Up1 | ATATGTTCTCCCGAGTCG | stb deletions |
| 47-STB-Down1 | GTATGGCGGTATATTGTCG | stb deletions |
| 48-STC-Up1 | GGGGATATTCAGCTAACG | stc deletions |
| 49-STC-Down1 | GAGATCCAGGCAAAATCG | stc deletions |
| 50-STD-Up1 | TTCAGCAAACCCGTAAGG | std deletions |
| 51-STD-Down1 | GTGTAGCGATTCATCTGC | std deletions |
| 52-STF-Up1 | GCGTTTTACTGGTCTTTGC | stf deletions |
| 53-STF-Down1 | GTATCAACGGGAACTTTCG | stf deletions |
| 54-STH-Up1 | CCTTGTAGATGCCTATGC | sth deletions |
| 55-STH-Down1 | GGATTGGGACAACTTACC | sth deletions |
| 56-STI-Up1 | CAGAGACTGGTGACATCC | sti deletions |
| 57-STI-Down1 | AAGCTGAAATCGGAGACG | sti deletions |
| 74-SAF-Up1 | TATGATACCGAAGGAATACC | saf deletions |
| 75-SAF-Down1 | TCGACACGAAGCAAATCC | saf deletions |
| 76-STJ-Up1 | ACCCATGAACAGGTCTGC | stj deletions |
| 77-STJ-Down1 | ACTGAAGATGGCAACTCC | stj deletions |
| Δ12 construction: PCR primers to check for presence of predicted major subunit | ||
| 145-bcfA1 | GATACTACAACCGTCACT | bcfA presence |
| 146-bcfA2 | CCAACAGACGAGAAAAAAATCCCG | bcfA presence |
| 147-fimA1 | GCTGATCCTACTCCGGTG | fimA presence |
| 148-fimA2 | AAAATGGAACGCTGACGGGAGC | fimA presence |
| 149-stbA1 | GTTTCTGATAACACCATC | stbA presence |
| 150-stbA2 | GCTACCCAAAATAGTAACGCTCGC | stbA presence |
| 151-stfA1 | GCGGGCAGTAATACTGGT | stfA presence |
| 152-stfA3 | AGCCAGAACAATACCCACCACG | stfA presence |
| 153-sthA1 | TCCACACCGGTATTTGC | sthA presence |
| 154-sth-II | GGCATCAAGGCGAAAAAGAGG | sthA presence |
| 155-stiA | CAACAGGCAACAAAGCAACCC | stiA presence |
| 156-stiC | CCGCCAAAGACGGCACCG | stiA presence |
| 157-safA1-Bam | TTAGCGGGATCCGGCTCATTTTTGCCGAACTC | safA presence |
| 158-safA2-Sal | TTCACCGTCGACTTAAGGTTGATATCCCACTACG | safA presence |
| 159-stjE1-Bam | TTAGCGGGATCCGTTGAATCCACTGCTGTATTAAAACTG | stjE presence |
| 160-stjE2-Sal | TATGCCGTCGACCTGGTTGTAGCAAAGGAAGC | stjE presence |
| 161-lpfA1 | GCTGAATCTGGTGACGGC | lpfA presence |
| 162-lpfA2 | GATTCTCTTCCTGAGCCTCCG | lpfA presence |
| 163-pefA1 | GCCAATGAAGTAACTTTCCTGG | pefA presence |
| 164-pefA2 | GTTCTGCTTACGGGGGATTATTTG | pefA presence |
| 165-stcA1 | GTTGATGAGTATGATTCAGGC | stcA presence |
| 166-stcA2 | AACGACTTCTTTCTTCTCTGCCG | stcA presence |
| 167-stdAF | GCCGATACTACACCCACAGC | stdA presence |
| 168-stdA2 | CGACTTCAGGACGGAAAATGTC | stdA presence |