Table 1.
Bacteria strains or plasmids used in this study and their relevant characteristics
| Strain or plasmid | Genotype | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strains | Ea1189 | Wild type | [65] |
| Ea1189ΔatpB | atpB deletion mutant | This study | |
| Ea1189ΔatpBC | Deletion of the chromosomal region that spans the atpB, atpE, atpF, atpH, atpA, atpG, atpD, and atpC genes | This study | |
| Plasmids | pKD3 | Contains FRT-flanked Cmr cassette sites; R6K ori; Cmr | [66] |
| pKD46 | Contains lambda Red recombinase induced by L-Arabinose; R101 ori; Apr | [66] | |
| pEVS143 | Broad-host-range cloning vector; IPTG inducible Cmr; pES213 ori; Kmr | [67] | |
| pOE-hok | pEVS143 cmR::hok; overexpression vector; Kmr | [27] | |
| pBAD33 | Broad-host-range cloning vector; arabinose inducible Cmr; pACYC18 ori | [68] | |
| pBAD33-pspA | pBAD33 cmR::pspA; overexpression vector; Cmr | This study | |
| pPROBE-NT | Broad-host-range promoter-probe vector; pBBR1 ori; Kmr | [69] | |
| pPROBE-pspA | pPROBE-NT::pspA; native promoter of pspA in pPROBE-NT; Kmr | This study | |