Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Strain | Description of genotype | Plasmid | Reference | Experiments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW25113 | F-, λ−, Δ(amD-araB)567, ΔlacZ4787::rrnB-3, Δ(rhaD-rhaB)568, rph-1, hsdR514 | none | [54] | |
| MRG46 | BW25113 | pWSK29 | This study | Figures 3(b–c), S4 |
| MRG01 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::kan | none | [23] | |
| MRG01-KanS | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt | none | [23] | |
| MRG06 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt | pWSK29 | [23] | Figures 2, 5, S2, S5(a), S6, S7 |
| MC0030 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt ΔbipA::kan | pWSK29 | This study | Figures 2, 5, S2, S5(b) |
| MRG71 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt ΔbipA::kan | pBIPA | This study | Figure 5 |
| MRG03 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::kan | pWSK29 | [23] | Figures 3(a), S3 |
| MRG36 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt ΔychF::kan | pWSK29 | This study | Figure S6 |
| MRG39 | BW25113 argE::Tn10 ΔlysA::frt ΔhflX::kan | pWSK29 | This study | Figure S7 |
| MRG61 | BW25113 ΔbipA::kan | none | This study | |
| MRG103 | BW25113 ΔbipA::kan | pWSK29 | This study | Figure 4 |
| BR1 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | none | This study | |
| MRG137 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | none | This study | |
| MRG141 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pWSK29 | This study | Figure 6(b) |
| MRG142 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pBIPA | This study | Figure 6(b) |
| MRG143 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pBW1 | This study | Figure 6(b) |
| MRG144 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pWSK29 | This study | Figure 6(a–b) |
| MRG145 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pBIPA | This study | Figure 6(a–b) |
| MRG146 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pBW1 | This study | Figure 6(a–b) |
| MRG147 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pBAD24 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |
| MRG148 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pBW2 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |
| MRG149 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 | pBW6 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |
| MRG150 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pBAD24 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |
| MRG151 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pBW2 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |
| MRG152 | BW25113 Δ(recA-srl)306 srlR301::Tn10 ΔbipA::kan | pBW6 | This study | Figure 6(c–d) |