aProvided by Jon Beckwith. bIn the experiment with HU (Figure 2, Table 2) the LJ52 strain was used. It is referred to as MG1655 for simplicity. cObtained from The Coli Genetic Stock Center, Yale Unive
L. plantarum WCFS1 is a single colony isolate of strain NCIMB8826. Apr and Emr indicate ampicillin and erythromycin resistant gene, respectively. Bacterial strains and plasmids.