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TABLE 1.

Plasmid profiles and phenotypic characteristics of E. coli strains used in this study

Strain	Plasmid(s)	Phenotypic characteristics^a
SM10 λpir	pRT733::TnphoA^b	Amp^r Kn^r
E3	pVM01, pVM02, pVM03, pVM04, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/1.1	pVM02, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^s SF^s W^s C^s Te^r Col⁺ Hyd⁻
E3/2	pVM02	Amp^s SF^s W^s C^s Te^r Col⁺ Hyd⁻
E3/2.4	pVM02, pVM03, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Col⁺ Hyd⁻
E3/3.4	pVM01, pVM02, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^s SF^s W^s C^s Te^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/3.4/28	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^s SF^s W^s C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/3.4/32	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^s SF^s W^s C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/2.4/1	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM03, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/2.4/6	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM03, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/2.4/9	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM03, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
E3/2.4/10	pVM01::TnphoA, pVM02, pVM03, pVM05, pVM06	Amp^r SF^r W^r C^s Te^r Kn^r Col⁺ Hyd⁺
DH5α		Amp^s Kn^r Hyd⁻
DH5α/4	pVM01::TnphoA	Amp^s Kn^r Hyd⁺
DH5α/5	pVM01::TnphoA	Amp^s Kn^r Hyd⁺

Abbreviations: Amp, ampicillin; SF, sulfafurazole; W, trimethoprim; C, chloramphenicol; Te, tetracycline; Kn, kanamycin; r, resistant; s, sensitive; Col⁺, colicin production; Hyd⁺, hydroxamate production.

Described by Taylor et al. (57).