Table 1.

Strains used in this study.

Strains	Relevant genotype or features	Source or notes
DH300	rprA::lacZ MG1655 (argF-lac)U169 used as WT	Majdalani et al.44
AA132	DH300 ∆lpp	Asmar et al.7
AA261	DH300 Δlpp::lpp∆K58 referred to as lppPG−	Asmar et al.7
AA280	DH300 Δlpp::lpp+7	This study
AA281	DH300 Δlpp::lpp+14	Asmar et al.7
AA282	DH300 Δlpp::lpp+21	Asmar et al.7
AA599	DH300 Δlpp::lpp+21∆K58, referred to as Lpp+21PG−	This study