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Table 1 Strains and plasmids used in this study

From: Improved production of β-carotene in light-powered Escherichia coli by co-expression of Gloeobacter rhodopsin expression

Strains/plasmids

Genotype

Sources

DH5 alpha

dlacZ Delta M15 Delta(lacZYA-argF) U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17(rK-mK+) supE44 thi-1 gyrA96 relA1

Lab Stock

Lemo21(DE3)

fhuA2 [lon] ompT gal (λ DE3) [dcm] ∆hsdS/pLemo(CamR)

λ DE3 = λ sBamHIo ∆EcoRI-B int::(lacI::PlacUV5::T7 gene1) i21 ∆nin5

pLemo = pACYC184-PrhaBAD-lysY

New England Biolabs

BL21(DE3)

F – ompT hsdSB (rB- mB-) gal dcm (DE3)

Lab Stock

pUC57a

Ampr, cloning vector

Genwiz

pET32a

Ampr, expression vector

Lab Stock

pSB2K3

Kanr, IPTG-inducible vector

iGEM Foundation

pSB4K5

Kanr, expression vector

iGEM Foundation