Table 1 Strains used in this study

N402

cspA1

[27]

MA70.15

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺

[32]

MA169.4

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::DR-amdS ⁺ -DR

[33]

J699* (∆tpsA)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺, ∆tpsA::pyrG

This study

J700 (∆tpsB)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺, ∆tpsB::pyrG

This study

J701 (∆tpsC)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆tpsC::pyrG

This study

J684 (∆tppA)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺, ∆tppB::pyrG

This study

J685 (∆tppB)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺, ∆tppB::pyrG

This study

J702 (∆tppB2)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆tppB::pyrG

This study

J686 (∆tppC)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺, ∆tppC::pyrG

This study

J689 (pyrG+)

cspA1, ∆kusA::amdS ⁺

[28]

J693 (tppB+)

cspA1,pyrG1, ∆tppB::pyrG, tppB::hph

This study