Research Article
Impact of Deficiencies in Branched-Chain Fatty Acids and Staphyloxanthin in Staphylococcus aureus
Table 1
Bacterial strains used in this study.
| | Strains | Characteristics | Reference |
| | SH1000 | A methicillin-sensitive and SigB positive S. aureus | [20] |
| | SH1000:lpdA | lpdA mutant of S. aureus strain SH1000 () | [11] |
| | SH1000:crtM | Mutation in crtM gene transduced from NE1444 to S. aureus SH1000 () | This study |
| | SH1000:crtM:lpdA | A crtM:lpdA double mutant of S. aureus SH1000 (, ) | This study |
| | SH1000:lpdA+pCU-BKD | lpdA mutant of SH1000 complemented with BKD gene cluster in trans (, ) | [11] |
| | SH1000:crtM+pCU-crtOPQMN | crtM mutant of SH1000 complemented with crt gene cluster in trans (, ) | This study |
| | SH1000:crtM:lpdA+pCU-BKD | A crtM:lpdA double mutant of SH1000 complemented with BKD gene cluster (, , ) | This study |
| | SH1000:crtM:lpdA+pCU-crtOPQMN | A crtM:lpdA double mutant of SH1000 complemented with crt gene cluster (, , ) | This study |
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