Table 1.
Bacterial strains.
| Strains | Genotype | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DH5α | supE44, lacU169, hsdR17, recA1, endA1, gyr696, relA1, 80d lacZΔM15 | Invitrogen |
| C43(DE3) | F-ompT, gal, hsdsB (rBnB), dcm, DE3 | Avidis |
| BW25113 | lacIqrrnBT14 ΔlacZWJ16hsdR514 ΔaraBADAH33 ΔrhaBADLD78 | 31 |
| BWTsbacA | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔpgpB::KanR/pMAKbacA | 4 |
| BWTetra-TsbacA | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔpgpB::KanR/pMAKbacA | This study |
| DMEG8 | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT | 4 |
| DMEG4 | BW25113 ΔpgpB::KanR | 4 |
| DMEG9 | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔpgpB | 4 |
| BWPGPTs | BW25113 ΔpgpA, ΔpgpC, ΔpgpB::CamR/pMAKkanpgpB | 21 |
| BWpgpB-single | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔpgpA::CamR, ΔpgpC::KanR | This study |
| DMEG10 | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔpgpA::CamR | 4 |
| JW2544 | BW25113 ΔpgpC::KanR | 30 |
| BWPAP2-less | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB, ΔynbD::KanR, ΔlpxT:CamR | This study |
| DMEG12 | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB::KanR | 4 |
| BWΔybjGΔpgpB | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB | This study |
| BWΔynbD::KanR | BW25113 ΔynbD::KanR | This study |
| BWΔybjGΔpgpBΔynbD | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB, ΔynbD::KanR | This study |
| DMEG3 | BW25113 ΔlpxT:CamR | 4 |
| BWΔbacA | BW25113 ΔbacA | This study |
| BWΔlpxT | BW25113 ΔlpxT | This study |
| BWΔpgpB | BW25113 ΔpgpB | This study |
| BWΔybjG | BW25113 ΔybjG | This study |
| DMEG1 | BW25113 ΔbacA::CamR | 4 |
| DMEG2 | BW25113 ΔybjG::CamR | 4 |
| DMEG7 | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔlpxT | 4 |
| BWΔlpxTΔpgpB | BW25113 ΔlpxT, ΔpgpB | This study |
| BWΔbacAΔlpxTΔpgpB | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔlpxT, ΔpgpB | This study |
| BW[PgpB][PBP1B] | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcA::CamR | This study |
| BW[PgpB][PBP1A] | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔybjG, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcB::CamR | This study |
| BW[YbjG][PBP1B] | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔpgpB, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcA::CamR | This study |
| BW[YbjG][PBP1A] | BW25113 ΔbacA, ΔpgpB, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcB::CamR | This study |
| BW[BacA][PBP1B] | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcA::CamR | This study |
| BW[BacA][PBP1A] | BW25113 ΔybjG, ΔpgpB, ΔlpxT, ΔmrcB::CamR | This study |
| BWΔmrcA::CamR | BW25113 ΔmrcA::CamR | 32 |
| BWΔmrcB::CamR | BW25113 ΔmrcB::CamR | 32 |