Strains and plasmids | Characteristicsa | Source or reference |
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E. coli strains | ||
DH5α | F– Φ80d/lac ZΔM15, Δ(lacZYA-argF) U169, recA 1, endA 1, hsdR 17 (rK–, mK+), phoA, supE 44, λ–, thi-1, gyrA 96, relA 1 | Laboratory stock |
B. licheniformis strains | ||
WX-02 | CCTCC M208065, wild type | Laboratory stock [14] |
WX-02 Δbud C | bud C knock-out mutant of WX-02 | This study |
WX-02 Δbud C/pHYbud C | plasmid-based bud C complementation strain of WX-02 Δbud C by introduction of pHYbud C, Tcr | This study |
Plasmids | ||
T2(2)-ori | E. coli-B. licheniformis shuttle vector, oripUC/orits, temperature-sensitive, Kanr | Laboratory stock |
T2Δbud C | T2(2)-ori derivative containing homologous arms for bud C knock-out | This study |
pHY300PLK | E. coli-B. licheniformis shuttle vector, Apr(E. coli), Tcr(E. coli and B. licheniformis) | TaKaRa |
pHYbud C | pHY300PLK derivative containing bud C, P43 promoter and TamyL (amyL terminator), Apr(E. coli), Tcr(E. coli and B. licheniformis) | This study |