(rpoB′637′A),
a derivative of M. smegmatis mc2 155 having a
chromosomal rpoB gene that encodes a derivative of RNAP
β subunit having a substitution corresponding to Eco β
R637A, was constructed using recombineering with targeting oligonucleotide
5′-GGCGGAGACGAACTCGACCTCGCCGCCCTTCTTGGCGACCATGACGCGGTCCTCGGTGAAGC
GGCCGTTCTC-3′ [procedures as in Murphy et al,., 2015 ; selected on Seven H11 agar (BD
Biosciences, Inc.) containing Middlebrook ADC enrichment (BD Biosciences,
Inc.), 0.5% glycerol, and 30 μg/ml D-AAP1; confirmed by PCR
amplification and sequencing or rpoB and
rpoC].
M. smegmatis ATCC 19420
(rpoB′526′Y)
and ATCC 19420
(rpoB′531′L),
ATCC 19420 derivatives having chromosomal rpoB genes that
encode RNAP β subunits having substitutions that correspond to
Eco β H526Y and Eco β
S5331L, were obtained as spontaneous Rif-resistant mutants (selected on
Seven H11 agar containing Middlebrook ADC enrichment, 0.5% glycerol,
and 50 μg/ml Rif; confirmed by PCR amplification and sequencing of
rpoB and rpoC].
Resistance and cross-resistance levels were determined in broth
microdilution assays (see above, “Growth-inhibitory
activities”), using final concentrations of 0.0015–50
μg/ml D-AAP or Rif.