TABLE 3.
Strains used in this study
| Strain | Origin | Genotypea |
|---|---|---|
| MH1 | M. J. Hynes | biA1 |
| MH10865 | R. B. Todd | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 argB::fmdS-lacZ areAΔ(5′)::riboB |
| MH11068 | M. J. Hynes | pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar |
| MH12609 | M. A. Davis | yA1 pabaA1 leuBΔ::riboB pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar niiA4 |
| MH12181 | Downes et al. (27) | leuBΔ::riboB amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ pyroA4 niiA4 |
| RT411 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar leuDΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT412 | RT411 × MH10865 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 leuDΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT413 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar leuEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT414 | RT413 × MH10865 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 leuEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT415 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 batAΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar |
| RT416 | RT415 × MH10865 | yA1 pyrG89 pabaA1 batAΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT417 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT418 | RT417 × MH10865 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT419 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 batDΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar |
| RT440 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 batBΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar |
| RT441 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar batFΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT444 | RT411 × RT414 | pyrG89 pyroA4 leuEΔ::AfpyrG leuDΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT452 | MH12181 × MH11068 | pyrG89 leuBΔ::riboB amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ pyroA4 |
| RT453 | MH12181 × MH11068 | pyrG89 leuBΔ::riboB amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ pyroA4 niiA4 |
| RT454 | RT418 × RT419 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 batDΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT457 | RT416 × RT440 | pyrG89 batBΔ::AfpyrG batAΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 |
| RT458 | RT412 × RT453 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ leuDΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT460 | RT412 × RT453 | yA1 pabaA1 pyrG89 leuBΔ::riboB amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ leuDΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT462 | RT412 × RT453 | leuBΔ::riboB amdS::AfpyroA-gdhA(−753 bp)-lacZ leuDΔ::AfpyrG niiA4 |
| RT466 | RT441 × RT454 | pabaA1 pyrG89 batFΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT475 | Transformant of MH11068 | pyrG89 batCΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar |
| RT520 | RT457 × RT466 | batBΔ::AfpyrG batAΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT523 | RT457 × RT466 | pabaA1 batBΔ::AfpyrG batAΔ::AfpyrG batFΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT524 | RT457 × RT466 | pabaA1 batBΔ::AfpyrG batAΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT525 | RT457 × RT466 | batBΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 batFΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT526 | RT457 × RT466 | batBΔ::AfpyrG batFΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT531 | RT457 × RT466 | batBΔ::AfpyrG batFΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT636 | RT525 × RT524 | batBΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT642 | RT525 × RT523 | batBΔ::AfpyrG batAΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 batFΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT645 | RT415 × RT466 | pabaA1 batAΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 batFΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT647 | RT415 × RT466 | pabaA1 batAΔ::AfpyrG batFΔ::AfpyrG batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT648 | RT415 × RT466 | batAΔ::AfpyrG pyroA4 batEΔ::AfpyrG |
| RT793 | RT453 × RT415 | pyrG89 batAΔ::AfpyrG leuBΔ::riboB pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar niiA4 |
| RT794 | RT453 × RT440 | pyrG89 batBΔ::AfpyrG leuBΔ::riboB pyroA4 nkuAΔ::Bar niiA4 |
a
All strains carry veA1.