The present invention relates to Escherichia coli variants that have
increased antibiotics susceptibility, diffusion efficiency, and
transformation efficiency. The variants can minimize the problems caused
by biofilm formation such as increased resistance to antibiotics,
decreased solute diffusion efficiency, and lowered transformation
efficiency. According to the present invention, when selecting
genetically-modified E. coli variants, not only a lesser amount of
antibiotics is required when selecting desirable variants, but also the
reduction of selection efficiency caused by biofilm formation by strains
other than the variants to be selected, thus decreasing exhibiting
resistance to antibiotics, can be avoided. Additionally, in the process
of materials production, the amount of secreted products could be
increased due to the increased solute diffusion efficiency. Furthermore,
the increased transformation efficiency makes the mass production of
useful materials easier.