The bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study are listed in Table 1. The primers used are listed in Table 2. When necessary, the corresponding antibiotics (100 μg/ml ampicillin and 50 μg/ml kanamycin) were added to the medium. S. aureus was usually cultured in Tryptone Soy Broth medium at 37°C and 220 rpm, to which 15 μg/ml chloramphenicol and 10 μg/ml erythromycin were added when necessary.
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