Table 1 Strains and plasmids used in this study.

From: Biofilm-based biocatalysis for β-cyclodextrin production by the surface-display of β-cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase in Bacillus subtilis

Strains or plasmids

Relevant characteristics

Sources

Strains

  B. subtilis 168(168)

 

Stored in our lab

  WB600

(B. subtilis 168) ΔnprE, ΔaprA, Δepr, Δbpr, Δmpr, ΔnprB, ΔamyE

Resistance to Erythromycin

Stored in our lab

  +bslA

WB600 with the overexpression of bslA

This study

  ΔbslA

WB600 with the deletion of bslA

This study

  WB600-bslA-cgt

cgt comes from plasmid pUC57

This study

  WB600-cgt

Free expression of β-CGTase in strain WB600

This study

Plasmids

  pBE2R

Resistance to Ampicillin

Stored in our lab

  pJOE8999

Resistance to Ampicillin

Stored in our lab

  pUC57

Resistance to Kanamycin

Stored in our lab