Table 1 List of strains with genotype and reference used in this work.

BW25113

A

ΔaraBADAH33 ΔrhaBADLD78 rph-1 Δ(araB–D)567 Δ(rhaD–B)568 ΔlacZ4787(::rrnB-3) hsdR514 rph-1

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BWΔfimA

A

ΔaraBADAH33 ΔrhaBADLD78 rph-1 Δ(araB–D)567 Δ(rhaD–B)568 ΔlacZ4787(::rrnB-3) hsdR514 rph-1 ΔfimA

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BWΔfimH

A

ΔaraBADAH33 ΔrhaBADLD78 rph-1 Δ(araB–D)567 Δ(rhaD–B)568 ΔlacZ4787(::rrnB-3) hsdR514 rph-1 ΔfimH

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BL21(DE3)

A

F^–ompT hsdSB (rB–, mB–) gal dcm (DE3)

New England BioLabs

DH5α

A

F^– φ80lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17(r_K^–, m_K⁺) phoA supE44 λ^–thi-1 gyrA96 relA1

New England BioLabs

ccdB Survival™

A

F ^–mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) φ80lacZΔM15 ΔlacX74 recA1 araΔ139 Δ(ara-leu)7697 galU galK rpsL(Str^R) endA1 nupG fhuA::IS2

Invitrogen™

E22

B1

REPEC O103:K-H2, rhamnose-negative strain

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SP15

B2

not known

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M1/5

B2

Not known

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