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Table 1 Bacterial strains and plasmids used for this study

From: OmpR and RcsB abolish temporal and spatial changes in expression of flhD in Escherichia coli Biofilm

Strains

Relevant genotypes

Reference

AJW678

thi-1 thr-1(am) leuB6 metF159(Am) rpsL136 ΔlaxX74

[57]

AJW2050

AJW678 ompR::Tn10

[42]

AJW2143

AJW678 rcsB::Tn 5

[60]

MC1000

F-, araD 139 Δ(araAB leu)7696 Δ(lacX74) galU galK strA prsL thi

[59]

BP1470

AJW678 pPS71

This study

BP1531

AJW2050 pPS71

This study

BP1532

AJW2143 pKK12

This study

BP1432

AJW678 ompR::gfp

This study

BP1462

AJW678 pEC2

This study

BP1437

AJW678 aceK::gfp

This study

Plasmids

pPS71

pUA66 flhD::gfp

This study

pKK12

pPS71 CmR

This study

pOmpR::gfp

pUA66 ompR::gfp

[62]

pEC2

pAcGFP rcsB::gfp

This study

pAceK::gfp

pUA66 aceK::gfp

[62]

  1. The Tn 10 and Tn 5 transposons confer resistance towards tetracycline and kanamycin, respectively. Δ constitutes a deletion of the respective gene. CmR indicates chloramphenicol resistance. gfp encodes green fluorescence protein.