Table 3 Background strains

Escherichia coli MG1655

K-12 F^– λ^– ilvG^– rfb-50 rph-1

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Escherichia coli DH5α

F– endA1 glnV44 thi-1 recA1 relA1 gyrA96 deoR nupG purB20 φ80dlacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169, hsdR17(rK–mK+), λ–

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Escherichia coli BW25113

rrnB3 DElacZ4787 hsdR514 DE(araBAD)567 DE(rhaBAD)568 rph-1

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Keio ΔmarC

BW25113 marC::kan^R

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Keio Δrob

BW25113 rob::kan^R

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Keio ΔyghB

BW25113 yghB::kan^R

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