Table S1. Plasmids, cosmids and shuttle phages used in this study Plasmids, cosmids Characteristics and phages Plasmids pCR-BluntII-TOPO pSM630 pSM631 pSM632 pSM633 pSM634 pSM635 pSM636 pSM637 pSM638 pSM639 pSM640 pSM641 pSM642 pSM643 pSM644 pSM645 pSM646 pSM647 pSM648 Source/reference Vector for cloning blunt-ended PCR products, Kanr 2.7-kb gyrA fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 0.715-kb Rv0007 fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 0.83-kb Rv0006 fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.7-kb gyrA (T80A) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.7-kb gyrA (A90V) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.7-kb gyrA (D94G) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.7-kb gyrA (G247S) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.7-kb gyrA (A384V) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (M330I)) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (V340L fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (D500H) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (D500N) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (N538D) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (N538D + T546M) in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (N538T + T546M) in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (N538K) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (R485C+T539N) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO 2.2-kb gyrB (T546M) fragment in pCR-BluntII-TOPO Invitrogen This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study Used for cloning allelic exchange substrate; contains λ phage cos site, Hygr gyrA fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (T80A) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A90V) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (D94G) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (G247S) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A384V) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (M330I) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (V340L) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D500H) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D500N) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538D) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538D+T546M) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538T+T546M) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538K) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (R485C+T539N) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (T546M) fragment upstream of Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A74S) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A74S+D94G) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (T80A) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (T80A+A90G) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A90G) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A90V) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (D94G) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (G247S) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrA (A384V) and Rv0007 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (M330I) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (V340L) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (R485C) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (R485C+T539N) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D500A) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D500H) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D500N) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (D533A) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538D) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 [30] This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study Cosmids pYUB854 pCSM649 pCSM650 pCSM651 pCSM652 pCSM653 pCSM654 pCSM655 pCSM656 pCSM657 pCSM658 pCSM659 pCSM660 pCSM661 pCSM662 pCSM663 pCSM664 pCSM665 pCSM666 pCSM667 pCSM668 pCSM669 pCSM670 pCSM671 pCSM672 pCSM673 pCSM674 pCSM675 pCSM676 pCSM677 pCSM678 pCSM679 pCSM680 pCSM681 pCSM682 pCSM683 pCSM684 pCSM685 pCSM686 pCSM687 pCSM688 pCSM689 pCSM690 pCSM691 pCSM692 pCSM693 pCSM694 pCSM695 gyrB (N538D+T546M) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538T+T546M) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (N538K) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (T539N) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (T539P) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (E540D) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (E540V) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (A543T) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (A543V) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 gyrB (T546M) and Rv0006 fragment flanking Hygr cassette in pYUB854 This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study Temperature sensitive shuttle phasmid derived from the mycobacteriophage TM4 pCSM650 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM652 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM668 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM669 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM670 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM671 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM672 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM673 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM674 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM675 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM676 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM677 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM678 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM679 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM680 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM681 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM682 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM683 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM684 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM685 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM686 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM687 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM688 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM689 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM690 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM691 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM692 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM693 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM694 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 pCSM695 cloned into unique PacI site of phAE159 [30] This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study This study Phages phAE159 phSM1000 phSM1001 phSM1002 phSM1003 phSM1004 phSM1005 phSM1006 phSM1007 phSM1008 phSM1009 phSM1010 phSM1011 phSM1012 phSM1013 phSM1014 phSM1015 phSM1016 phSM1017 phSM1018 phSM1019 phSM1020 phSM1021 phSM1022 phSM1023 phSM1024 phSM1025 phSM1026 phSM1027 phSM1028 phSM1029