aData are means ± SD from three independent experiments for genetic manipulations.bccpN*, point mutation of ccpN gene (G130T); ileS*, point mutation of ileS gene (G1399A); ΔccpN, in-frame deletion of
List of primers used in this study. Primers used to obtain the ∆blu7 mutant and OEblu7 strains, as well as the primers used in RT-PCRs are listed. (CSV 1 kb)