Table 1 Strains and plasmid used in this study
| Â | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Strain | ||
 ST1 | Escherichia coli W KCTC1039 | Korean collection for type cultures |
 ST2 | ST1 ptsG::FRT | This study |
 ST8 | ST2 mglB::FRT malE::FRT galP::FRT | This study |
 STE1 | ST1 harboring pEGFP | This study |
 STE2 | ST2 harboring pEGFP | This study |
 STE8 | ST8 harboring pEGFP | This study |
 STG1 | ST1 gabT::FRT KanR FRT harboring pGABA | This study |
 STG2 | ST2 gabT::FRT KanR FRT harboring pGABA | This study |
 STG8 | ST8 gabT::FRT KanR FRT harboring pGABA | This study |
 STL1 | ST1 harboring pACYC DXS and pCDF Idi IspA CrtEBI | This study |
 STL2 | ST2 harboring pACYC DXS and pCDF Idi IspA CrtEBI | This study |
 STL8 | ST8 harboring pACYC DXS and pCDF Idi IspA CrtEBI | This study |
Plasmid | ||
 pKD46 | Red recombinase expression plasmid, repA, pSC101ori, PBAD, gam, beta alpha, recA, AmpR | Datsenko and Wanner [22] |
 707FLP | Flippase expression plasmid, pSC101ori, repA, cl578, FLPe, TetR | Generidge |
 pZA31 MCS | CmR, p15A ori, PLtetO, rrnB T1 | Expressys |
 pEGFP | EGFP expression in pZA31 MCS | This study |
 pGABA | GltB and GltD from E. coli, GadBmut (Glu89Gln/Δ452–466) and GadCmut(1–470) from C. glutamicum expression in pZA31 MCS | This study |
 pACYC DXS | PBBa J23100::Dxs::TBBa B1005 in pACYC Duet-1 | Jung et al. [69] |
 pCDF Idi IspA CrtEBI | PBBa J23100::idi::TBBa B1005, PBBa J23100::ispA::TBBa B1005, PBBa_J23100::crtE-crtB-crtI::TBBa B1005 in pCDF Duet1 | Jung et al. [69] |