Table 1 Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study

Strains

JD21162

KP7600 (F- lacIQ lacZdeltaM15 galK2 galT22 lambda- in (rrnD-rrnE)1, W3110 derivative) ydeP ::Km

[19]

JD24946

KP7600 (F- lacIQ lacZdeltaM15 galK2 galT22 lambda- in (rrnD-rrnE)1, W3110 derivative) yhiM ::Km

[19]

JD25275

KP7600 (F- lacIQ lacZdeltaM15 galK2 galT22 lambda- in (rrnD-rrnE)1, W3110 derivative) hdeA ::Km

[19]

JD26576

KP7600 (F- lacIQ lacZdeltaM15 galK2 galT22 lambda- in (rrnD-rrnE)1, W3110 derivative) ydeO::Km

[19]

JD27509

KP7600 (F- lacIQ lacZdeltaM15 galK2 galT22 lambda- in (rrnD-rrnE)1, W3110 derivative) dps ::Km

[19]

JW5594

BW25113 (rrnB ΔlacZ4787 HsdR514 Δ(araBAD)567 Δ(rhaBAD)568 rph-1) ΔaslB ::Km

[18]

JW2366

BW25113 (rrnB ΔlacZ4787 HsdR514 Δ(araBAD)567 Δ(rhaBAD)568 rph-1) ΔevgA ::Km

[18]

EP247

W3110 cadC1::Tn10

[41]

FB8

Wild type

[42]

BE1411

FB8 hns::Sm

[43]

BE2823

FB8 hns::Sm ΔrcsB ::Km

[6]

BE2825

FB8 hns::Sm ΔhdfR ::Tet

This study

BE2826

FB8 hns::Sm dps ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JD27509

BE2827

FB8 hns::Sm rpoS 359 ::Km

This study

BE2828

FB8 hns::Sm yhiM ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JD24946

BE2829

FB8 hns::Sm ΔevgA ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JW2366

BE2830

FB8 hns::Sm ΔaslB ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JW3772

BE2831

FB8 hns::Sm ydeP ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JD21162

BE2832

FB8 hns::Sm ydeO ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JD26576

BE2836

FB8 hns::Sm ΔhdeA ::Km

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 JD25275

BE2837

FB8 hns::Sm ΔadiY ::Tet

This study

BE2939

FB8 hns::Sm cadC1::Tn10

FB8 hns::Sm × P1 EP247

Plasmids

pDIA640

pet22b ::hdfR with C terminal His tag

This study

pDIA642

pet16b ::rcsB _D56E with N terminal His tag

[6]

pDIA645

pet22b ::gadE with C terminal His tag

[6]

pDIA646

pet16b ::adiY with N terminal strep tag

This study