TABLE 1.
Plasmids and bacterial strains used
| Plasmid | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| pAMI1 | 4.2-kb BamHI fragment of M. smegmatis genomic DNA in pUC18 (acetamidase promoter) | 10 |
| PYZ99 | 2.8-kb BamHI fragment of M. tuberculosis genomic DNA (sigF) | 4 |
| pCK0218 | 3.7-kb acetamidase promoter::sigF fusion gene in pNBV1 | This paper |
| pCK0230 | 3.7-kb fusion gene in pNEB193 | This paper |
| pMH94 | 2.0-kb insert with attP and int into pUC119 | 9 |
| pCK0275 | 3.7-kb fusion gene in pMH94 | This paper |
| M. tuberculosis 102509 | ΔsigF HyRM. tuberculosis CDC1551 | Chen et al.a |
a
Chen et al., Abstr. 99th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol.