Escherichia coli strains and plasmids
| Strain or plasmid | Designationa | Relevant characteristicsb | Reference or sourcec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strain | |||
| J53-1 | (b0) | K12 F– pro–,met–, NalR | NCTC |
| CD100 | As J53-1 but resistant to phage T5 | This study | |
| CD104 | (b0p0) | As J53-1 but carrying plasmid R1 | This study |
| CD105 | (b0p0) | As J53-1 but carrying plasmid RP4 | This study |
| CD111–113 | (b1p1) | Derivatives of CD104 randomly isolated from populations 1–3, respectively, after 166 days of serial transfer | This study |
| CD114–116 | (b1p1) | As CD111–113 but derivatives of CD105 isolated from populations 4–6, respectively | This study |
| CD117 | (b1*) | As CD111–113 but derivative of J53-1 isolated from population 7 | This study |
| CD120–124 | (b1) | Plasmid-free derivatives of CD111–116 | This study |
| CD125–127 | (b1p0) | CD120–122 carrying plasmid R1 | This study |
| CD128–129 | (b1p0) | CD123–124 carrying plasmid RP4 | This study |
| CD130–135 | (b0p1) | J53-1 carrying the plasmids from respectively CD111–116 | This study |
| CD139 | As CD112 but isolated on basis of its resistance pattern, (NalR) | This study | |
| CD142–143 | As CD113 but isolated on basis of their resistance patterns, (NalR) and (NalR,KmR) | This study | |
| CD148–149 | (b1*p0) | CD117 carrying plasmid R1 or RP4 | This study |
| Plasmid | |||
| R1 | ~100 kb, IncF11, CmR,KmR, ApR, SmR/SuR | NCTC | |
| RP4 | 60 kb, IncP, KmR, ApR, TcR | NCTC | |
| pFF1ts97 | RP4 replicon, CmR,ApR | Fang and Helinski (1991); Valla et al. (1991) | |
| pKG339 | pSC101 replicon, copA,TcR | Jensen et al. (1995) |