TABLE 1.
Strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strain | Description | Reference |
| L. lactis | ||
| MG1363 | Opp+, DtpT+, Dpp+, Lac–, Prt–; plasmid-free derivative of L. lactis subsp. cremoris NCDO712 | Gasson, 1983 |
| RR2 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | MolGen collection |
| WW4 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | MolGen collection |
| M18 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Kuhl et al., 1979 |
| CNRZ190 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Obis et al., 2001 |
| 1816 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Obis et al., 2001 |
| CRL264 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Sesma et al., 1990 |
| C17 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Hugenholtz and Starrenburg, 1992 |
| NCDO176 + | Lac+, Prt+, Cit+ L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Bandell et al., 1998 |
| NCDO176- | Lac+, Prt+, Cit– L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Bandell et al., 1998 |
| IPLA838 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Singh et al., 2003 |
| MR3-T7 | Lac+, Prt+, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis | Monnet et al., 2000 |
| Pusp45-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:Pusp45-sfgfp(Bs) | Overkamp et al., 2013 |
| Pdar-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:Pdar-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| PplpA-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:PplpA-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| PfbaA-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:PfbaA-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| PcbiO1-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:PcbiO1-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| PcbiO2-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:PcbiO2-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| Prib-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:Prib-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| P0295-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:P0295-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| P2369-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:P2369-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| P1771-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:P1771-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| PbutAB-gfp | Eryr, MG1363 derivative, llmg_pseudo10:PbutAB-sfgfp(Bs) | This study |
| E. coli | ||
| DH5α | F– φ80lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17(rK–, mK+) phoA supE44 λ– thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 | Laboratory stock |
| Plasmids | Description | Reference |
| pSEUDO-gfp | Eryr, integration vector, pSEUDO:sfgfp(Bs) derivative, carrying the gene coding for the green fluorescent protein (sfGFP) | Pinto et al., 2011 |