MG1655 ΔmgtS araEcon (kan) (GSO818) cells harboring pBAD24 or pBAD24-MgtS grown to OD600 ~0.5 in LB were induced with arabinose for 7.5 min, after which cells were harvested and total RNA was prepared as described previously (Durand & Storz, 2010 (link)). The preparation of the cDNA and hybridization to the Affymetrix E. coli Genome 2.0 array were performed as described in Affymetrix manual Section 3: Prokaryotic Sample and array Processing (www.affymetrix.com/support/downloads/manuals/expression_s3_manual.pdf).