Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Strain name | Genotype | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| BW25113 | F−Δ(araD-araB)567 Δ(rhaD-rhaB)568 ΔlacZ4787(::rrnB-3) hsdR514 rph-1 | (78) |
| LB2003 | F−kup1 ΔkdpABC5 ΔtrkA rpsL metE thi rha gal | (38) |
| TO114 | W3110 (F−λ−rpoS(Am) rph-1 Inv(rrnD-rrnE)) nhaA::KmrnhaB::EmrchaA::Cmr | (41) |
| ΔtrkG | BW25113 ΔtrkG | This study |
| ΔtrkH | BW25113 ΔtrkH | This study |
| ΔtrkGΔtrkH | BW25113 ΔtrkGΔtrkH | This study |
| Δghu (kdp+) | BW25113 ΔtrkGΔtrkHΔkup | This study |
| Δdhu (trkG+) | BW25113 ΔtrkHΔkdpAΔkup | This study |
| Δdgu (trkH+) | BW25113 ΔkdpAΔkupΔtrkG | This study |
| Δdgh (kup+) | BW25113 ΔtrkGΔtrkHΔkdpA | This study |
| Δdghu (Δ4) | BW25113 ΔtrkGΔtrkHΔkupΔkdpA | This study |
| Δabc | BW25113 ΔnhaAΔnhaBΔchaA | This study |
| Δabcg | BW25113 ΔnhaAΔnhaBΔchaAΔtrkG::Kmr | This study |
| Δabch | BW25113 ΔnhaAΔnhaBΔchaAΔtrkH::Kmr | This study |
| W3110 | F− λ− rph-1 IN(rrnD-rrnE)1 | (86) |
| Δhns | W3110 Δhns | (55) |
| ΔhnsΔstpA | W3110 Δhns::KmrΔstpA::Cmr | (55) |
| ΔhnsΔydgT | W3110 Δhns::KmrΔydgT | (55) |
| ΔhnsΔhha | W3110 Δhns::KmrΔhha | (55) |
Abbreviations: Cm, chloramphenicol; Em, erythromycin; Km, kanamycin.