and plasmid manipulation were carried out in E. coli DH10B cells (New England Biolabs). E. coli ET12567/pUZ8002 was used as the host for intergeneric conjugation
with S. coelicolor as previously described.52 E. coli chemically
competent cells were prepared using the Mix and Go! E. coli Transformation Kit (Zymo Research). E. coli was transformed with plasmid DNA via chemically competent heat-shock transformation as described
previously. Plasmid DNA was isolated via the Wizard
Plus SV Minipreps DNA Purification System by following the manufacturer’s
protocols (Promega). All molecular biology reagents and enzymes used
for plasmid construction were purchased from New England Biolabs.
The conjugation donor host E. coli ET12567/pUZ8002
was transformed with constructs for mobilization into S. coelicolor strains, as previously described. For
each transformation, 9–12 independent exconjugants were plated
to DNA plates supplemented with antibiotics and grown for 4–5
days until the formation of vegetative mycelium.