Table 1.
Escherichia coli bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strains | Genotype | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MG1655 | F− λ− ilvG rfb-50 rph-1 | Blattner et al. (1997) |
| Δ6 | MG1655 ΔmazEF ΔrelBEF ΔchpB ΔyefM-yoeB ΔdinJ-yafQ ΔmqsRA Ω KmR | Wang et al. (2011) |
| Δ6 ΔKmR | Δ6 ΔKmR | Wang et al. (2011) |
| BW25113 | lacIq rrnBT14 ΔlacZWJ16 hsdR514 ΔaraBADAH33 ΔrhaBADLD78 | Datsenko and Wanner (2000) |
| BW25113 rpoS | BW25113 ΔrpoS Ω KmR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| BW25113 cspE | BW25113 ΔcspE Ω KmR | Baba et al. (2006) |
| DH5α | luxS supE44 ΔlacU169(Δ80 lacZΔM15) hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 | Ren et al. (2004c) |
| Plasmids | ||
| pCA24N | CmR; lacIq, pCA24N | Kitagawa et al. (2005) |
| pCA24N-dinJ | CmR; lacIq, pCA24N PT5-lac::dinJ+ | Kitagawa et al. (2005) |
| pCA24N-mqsA | CmR; lacIq, pCA24N PT5-lac::mqsA+ | Kitagawa et al. (2005) |
| pCA24N-lon | CmR; lacIq, pCA24N PT5-lac::lon+ | Kitagawa et al. (2005) |
| pBS(Kan) | KmR; pBS(Kan) | Canada et al. (2002) |
| pBS(Kan)-dinJ | KmR; pBS(Kan)Plac::dinJ+ | this study |
Note that the Δ6 strains used in this study lack an insertion sequence in the promoter of flhD that gives the parent strain MG1655 artificially high motility. CmR and KmR are chloramphenicol and kanamycin resistance respectively.