Table 1 Strains and plasmids

From: Lipase-mediated detoxification of host-derived antimicrobial fatty acids by Staphylococcus aureus

Strain or plasmid

Description

Source or reference

Staphylococcus aureus

Newman

Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA)

83

SH1000

NCTC8325 derivative with a functional rsbU gene, ΔtcaR, cured of φ11, φ12, and φ13; MSSA

Simon Foster84

USA300

Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA), plasmid-cured derivative of LAC strain

David E. Heinrichs23

USA300 Δlip2

USA300 with the lip2 (gehB) gene deleted

David E. Heinrichs23

USA300 JE2

CA-MRSA, plasmid-cured derivative of LAC strain

Paul Fey85

USA300 JE2 Δlip

USA300 JE2 defective for Lip1 and Lip2

Friedrich Götz21

USA400 MW2

CA-MRSA

Michael Otto86

USA400 MW2 Δlip1

MW2 with the lip1 (gehA) gene deleted

This study

USA400 MW2 Δlip2

MW2 with the lip2 (gehB) gene deleted

This study

Escherichia coli

BL21 (DE3)

F ompT hsdSB(rB mB) gal dcm (DE3), IPTG-inducible T7 RNA polymerase

New England Biolabs

DC10B

Δdcm in the DH10B background (K-12 derivative)

Simon Heilbronner69

SA08B

DC10BΩPhelp-hsdMS (CC8-2) of NRS384 integrated between the atpI and gidB genes

Simon Heilbronner87

IM01B

SA08BΩPN25-hsdS (CC1-1) of MW2 integrated between the essQ and cspB genes

Simon Heilbronner87

Plasmid

pIMAY

Temperature-sensitive allelic exchange plasmid for staphylococci

Simon Heilbronner69

pIMAY-Δlip1

pIMAY carrying the lip1(gehA) deletion construct.

This study

pIMAY-Δlip2

pIMAY carrying the lip2 (gehB) deletion construct.

This study

pEmpty (pALC2073)

E. coli-S. aureus shuttle vector; contains Pxyl/tet

David E. Heinrichs70

plip1

pALC2073 containing the lip1 coding region

This study

plip2

pALC2073 containing the lip2 coding region

David E. Heinrichs23

plip2S412A

pALC2073 containing the mutated lip2 coding region to generate Lip2 S412A

This study

pET28a(+)-lip2

pET28a(+) for Lip2 expression

David E. Heinrichs23

pET28a(+)-lip2S412A

pET28a(+) for Lip2 S412A expression

David E. Heinrichs23