LC-MS differentiation and detection of Erdman, CDC1551, and mutant strains were performed with an Agilent Accurate mass 6230 time of flight (TOF) device coupled with an Agilent 1290 liquid chromatography system using solvents and configuration as previously described (11 (link), 13 (link)). An isocratic pump was used for continuous infusion of a reference mass solution to allow mass axis calibration. Detected ions were classified as metabolites based on unique accurate mass-retention time identifiers for masses showing the expected distribution of accompanying isotopologues. Metabolites were analyzed using Agilent Qualitative Analysis B.07.00 and Profinder B.06.00 software (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) with a mass tolerance of <0.005 Da. Standards of authentic chemicals of known amounts were mixed with bacterial lysates and analyzed to generate the standard curves used to quantify metabolite levels.
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