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Table 1 Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study

From: “NiCo Buster”: engineering E. coli for fast and efficient capture of cobalt and nickel

Strain

Relevant description

Reference

ARY023

rcnA::uidA-kan

[16]

HYD720

ΔnikA-kan

[24]

MG1655

F- λ-

 

S57

MG1655/pIG50

this study

S59

MG1655 nikA

this study

S63

S59/pIG50

this study

SCC1 = S29

MG1655 (PA1/04/03 gfpmut3*Cm)

[25]

S48

MG1655 (PA1/04/03 gfpmut3*Cm) rcnA::uidA-kan,

this study

S61 “NiCo buster”

S48/pIG50

this study

1137 = S71

MG1655 malT::Tn 10 ompR234 csgA::uidA-kan

[26]

Plasmids

Relevant description

Reference

pSB1C3

pUC19-derived pMB1 (copy number: 100–300) CmR

[27]

pSB1T3

pUC19-derived pMB1 (copy number: 100–300) TetR

[28]

pIG2

rcn-csgBAEFG inserted at sites Eco RI/Pst I of pUC57

[22]

pIG49

Ptac-nicoTB in pSB1C3

this study

pIG50

Ptac-nicoTB-rcn-csgBAEFG in pSB1T3

this study