Strain or plasmid Description Reference
Strain  
Escherichia coli DH5α F– Φ80lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF) U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17 (rK–,
mK+) phoAsupE44 λ– thi-1 gyrA96 relA1
Invitrogen
SCS110 rpsL (Str-r) thrleuendA thi-1 lacYgalKgalTara
tonAtsx dam dcm supE44 Δ(lac-proAB) [F′ traD36
proAB lacIqZΔM15]
Agilent
Technologies
Zymomonasmobilis 8b ZM4 integrated with Tc-PgapxylAB/Cm-Penotaltkt; glucose/xylose
utilizing
our lab; [2]
Strain 33 8b integrated with loxP-aadA-loxP-Pgap-araBAD;
glucose/xylose/arabinose utilizing
this study
33C aadAfree derivative of Strain 33; glucose/xylose/arabinose utilizing this study
13-1-17 isolate from 33C genomic KO library; glucose/xylose/arabinose utilizing this study
15-1-34 isolate from 33C genomic KO library; glucose/xylose/arabinose utilizing this study
Plasmid pMOD2Sp Ampr,Spr; integrative plasmid containing ME-loxP-aadA-loxP-ME for
transposition and KO library construction; non-replicative in Z. mobilis
this study
pMOD2Sploxara Ampr,Spr; integrative plasmid containing ME-loxP-aadA-loxP-PgaparaBAD-
ME for transposition; non-replicative in Z. mobilis
this study
Table 1: Bacterial strains and plasmids.