The yiaD gene of AB5116 was amplified by PCR using PrimeSTAR Max DNA polymerase. The fragment was cloned into pAT03, an isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)-induced expression vector in A. baumannii (57 (link)), using DNA Ligation Kit Ver.2.1 (TaKaRa), and then further transformed into DH5α to obtain the plasmid pAT03-yiaD. The competent AB5116ΔyiaD::kan cells were transformed with the target plasmid, which was confirmed by sequencing, and subsequently grown on LB agar containing carbenicillin and IPTG. Complementation of yiaD was confirmed by PCR using the yiaDqPCR primer set.
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