Table 3 Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study
Strains and plasmids | Relevant characteristic | Source |
|---|---|---|
E. coli strains | ||
 DH10B | pIndigoBAC-5 without inserted gene | Laboratory collection |
 BAC library | DH10B, pIndigoBAC-5 harboring BALB/c mouse gut microbiome DNA | [23] |
 tEc | wild type strain isolated from CD-1 mouse intestines | [31] |
 tbe1 | tEc, pBAD24::tbe1 | This study |
 tbe2 | tEc, pBAD24::tbe2 | This study |
 L. lactis | Type strain KCTC 3619 | Laboratory collection |
 S. pneumoniae | Type strain ATCC 49619 | Laboratory collection |
Plasmids | ||
 pIndigoBAC-5 | Cpr, library backbone vector | Laboratory collection |
 pBAD24 | Ampr, cloning vector | Laboratory collection |