Table 2 Strains used in this study

HGMS2

Wild-type strain

4-AD (S5)

ADD (S6), 9OH-AD (S7)

[51]

HGMS2^Δkstd1

Deletion of kstd211 from HGMS2

4-AD (S5)

9OH-AD (S7)

[52]

HGMS2^{Δkstd1/ΔkshA395}

Deletion of kshA395 from HGMS2^Δkstd1

4-AD (S5)

BA(S11)

[52]

HGMS6

Deletion of the kstd1, kshA395 and kshB122 genes from HGMS2, i.e., HGMS2^{Δkstd1/Δksh395/ΔkshB122}

4-AD (S5)

BA(S11)

[52]

HGMS6^ΔkshA226

Deletion of kshA226 from HGMS6

4-AD (S5)

BA(S11)

This study

HGMS6^{ΔkshA226/ΔopccR667}

Deletion of both kshA226 and opccR667 from HGMS6

4-AD (S5)

BA(S11), Cpd1

This study

HGMS2^Δhsd4A1

Deletion of hsd4A1 from HGMS2

BA (S11)

DBA

This study

HGMS2^Δhsd42

Deletion of hsd4A2 from HGMS2

4-AD (S5)

ADD (S6)

This study

HGMS2^ΔfadA5

Deletion of fadA5 from HGMS2

4-AD (S5)

BA (S11)

This study

HGMS2^ΔhsaG

Deletion of hsaG from HGMS2

4-AD (S5)

ADD (S6)

This study

HGMS2^{Δkstd1/Δhsd4A1ΔhsaG}

Deletion of hsaG from HGMS2^{Δkstd1/Δhsd4A1}

BA (S11)

4-AD (S5)

This study

HGMS2^{Δkstd1/Δhsd4A1}

Deletion of kstd1 from HGMS2^Δhsd4A1

BA (S11)

4-AD (S5)

This study

HGMS2^{Δkstd1/Δhsd4A2}

Deletion of kstd1 from HGMS2^Δhsd42

4-AD (S5)

BA (S11)

This study

HGMS2^{Δkstd1/ΔfadA5}

Deletion of kstd1 from HGMS2^ΔfadA5

BA(S11)

Cpd2, 4-AD(S5)

This study

HGMS6^Δhsd4A1

Deletion of hsd4A1 from HGMS6

BA(S11)

4-AD(S5)

This study

HGMS6^{Δhsd4A1/Δhsd4A2}

Deletion of hsd4A2 from HGMS6^Δhsd4A1

BA(S11)

4-AD(S5)

This study

HGMS7

Augmentation of pMV261-kstd2 in HGMS2^Δhsd4A1

DBA

BA(S11)

This study

HGMS8

Augmentation of pMV261-kshA/B in HGMS2^{△kstd1/△hsd4A1}

9OH-BA

4-AD(S5)

This study