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Table 1 Strains, plasmids and biological devices used in this work.

From: Characterization of an inducible promoter in different DNA copy number conditions

Strains

Name

Genotype

Source

DB3.1

F- gyrA462 endA1 glnV44 Δ(sr1-recA) mcrB mrr hsdS20 ( r B - , m B - ) ara14 galK2 lacY1 proA2 rpsL20(Smr) xyl5 Δleu mtl1

Invitrogen

BW23474

F-, Δ(argF-lac)169, ΔuidA4::pir-116, recA1, rpoS396(Am), endA9(del-ins)::FRT, rph-1, hsdR514, rob-1, creC510

CGSC, Yale University, USA

TOP10

F- mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) ϕ 80lacZΔM15 ΔlacX74 nupG recA1 araD139 Δ(ara-leu)7697 galE15 galK16 rpsL(StrR) endA1 λ-

Invitrogen

MG1655

F- λ-ilvG- rfb-50 rph-1

CGSC Yale University, USA

MG-HSL RFP

MG1655, Φ80(HSL RFP )

This study

MG-101 RFP

MG1655, Φ80(101 RFP )

This study

MG-IQ RFP

MG1655, Φ80(IQ RFP )

This study

Vector backbones used for RFP expression or genomic integration of the devices

Name

Replication origin

BioBrickâ„¢vector code

Antibiotic resistance

pHC

pUC19-derived pMB1 origin (high copy)

pSB1A2

Ampicillin

pMC

pMR101-derived p15A origin (medium copy)

pSB3K3

Kanamycin

pLC

pSC101 origin (low copy)

pSB4C5

Chloramphenicol

pΦ80

R6K conditional origin, used for integration

BBa_K300000

Chloramphenicol

Genetic devices

Name

Description

HSL RFP

HSL-inducible mRFP1 expression system

HSL GFP

HSL-inducible GFPmut3b expression system

101 RFP

Standard reference constitutive promoter with mRFP1 expression device downstream

101 GFP

Standard reference constitutive promoter with GFPmut3b expression device downstream

IQ RFP

lacIQ constitutive promoter with mRFP1 expression device downstream