library_construction_protocol: Total RNA was extracted from bacterial cells using the RNeasy Mini kit (Qiagen), with chromosomal DNA removed using a DNase I kit (Qiagen). To remove 16S and 23S rRNAs, 10 µg of total RNA was treated using the MICROBExpressTM Bacterial mRNA Enrichment Kit cDNA libraries were created from 100 ng enriched mRNA samples using the NEBNext Ultra Directional RNA Library Prep kit for Illumina and NEBNext multiplex Oligos for Illumina (New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA) following instructions from the supplier.