Cell Transformation, Media, and Growth
Plasmids were electroporated into strain RL08 and selected on Luria–Bertani (LB) agar
(Becton Dickinson, Cockeysville, MD) containing 25 μg mL−1 of kanamycin (pBAD35
constructs) or 50 μg mL−1 of ampicillin (pBAD18 constructs) and 34 μg mL−1 of
chloramphenicol. All cultures were grown in a 37°C shaker at 250 rpm. Overnight cultures
inoculated from single colonies were used to inoculate shake flasks containing LB medium
(Becton Dickinson) supplemented with 0.4% glycerol and antibiotics. The cultures were
induced at an optical density (OD600) of 0.2 with 0.2% (w/v) of L-arabinose.