Table S2 Amplification target Primers 5’-3’ Primer name Strain bcwcl1 upstream non-coding region bcwcl1 upstream non-coding region bcwcl1 downstream non-coding region bcwcl1 downstream non-coding region hph resistance cassette (from pLOB1 vector) hph resistance cassette (from pLOB1 vector) bcwcl1 upstream non-coding region GCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGGAAACAGCACCAGCTGTGGAAGTGTCTG (FW) CGAATCGGGAATGCGGCTCCACAGCTGCAGGGTATTTGAGCGGAGGCAGG (RC) TTAATGATGATTACTAACAGATATCAAGCTTTGTCATGTTGTTATAGTCTCGG (FW) GTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGATCTGTATCGGGGTTGTGTTT (RC) CTGCAGCTGTGGAGCCGCATT(FW) LC-256 AAGCTTGATATCTGTTAGTAA(RC) LC-270 GCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGGAAACAGCAGGATATACCGAGGGACGAG (FW) oligo1 bcwcl1 upstream non-coding region GACCGGGATCCACTTAACGTTACTGAAATCATTGAAGAAATTACTCATGATA (RC) oligo2 bcwcl1 downstream non-coding region CAAAAATGCTCCTTCAATATCATCTTCTGTCTTGGCAGGGTTCTCCTGGAT (FW) oligo3 bcwcl1 downstream non-coding region GTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGGTTGAATTGGAAAACTTGGA (RC) oligo4 hph resistance cassette (from pCSN44 vector) GACAGAAGATGATATTGAAGGAGC (FW) oL768 hph resistance cassette (from pCSN44 vector) GATTTCAGTAACGTTAAGTGG (RC) oL687 Amplification of genetic constructs (from pRS426) Amplification of genetic constructs (from pRS426) Amplification of bcwcl1, to be fused to PoliC promoter GGCAGTGAGCGCAACGCAAT (FW) oL83 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 - ATTCAGGCTGCGCAACTGTT (RC) oL84 - TCCATCACATCACAATCGATCCAACCATGCCAATGACCCAAGCAGACTTG (FW) Amplification of bcwcl1, to be fused to Tgluc terminator AATCATACATCTTATCTACATACGCTAACCCTCCTTGAAAATCTCATTA (RC) 5’ integration, at locus; diagnostic PCR bcwcl1 GAGAGACAGGATGGTACAAATGAG (FW) bcwcl1 PoliCF bcwcl1 TglucR oL588 3’ integration, at locus; diagnostic PCR bcwcl1 ACACTTGTGCTTGTGCTTGC (RC) oL589 5’ integration, at PoliC promoter; diagnostic PCR 3’ integration, at “tubA” terminator; diagnostic PCR 5’ integration, at hph CDS; diagnostic PCR GGTACTGCCCCACTTAGTGGCAGCTCGCG (RC) oL585 GGTCCTCGGAGTGCAGATGGG (FW) oL584 ATGGCTGTGTAGAAGTACTC (FW) oL32 3’ integration, diagnostic PCR TCGCCCTCCGAGAGCTGCAT (RC) oL29 GTATCAACCCCCACGGCTCTCA (FW) CGGCGAATGCGGAATACCA (RC) GGCATCTCTTGGAGGAAGAA (FW) oL586 oL587 oL1226 CGCATATCAGCATATCGAGATGTCC (FW) oL1716 at hph CDS; bcwcl1 ORF, diagnostic PCR bcwcl1 ORF, diagnostic PCR bcwcl1 5’ integration at bcniaD locus, diagnostic PCR 5’ integration at bcniaD locus, diagnostic PCR LC-276 LC-277 LC-278 LC-269 ∆bcwcl1 +bcwcl1 ∆bcwcl1 +bcwcl1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1, 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1, 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutant 1 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 mutants 2 & 3 ∆bcwcl1 +bcwcl1 ∆bcwcl1 +bcwcl1