TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study
| Bacterial strains and plasmids | Description | Source and/or reference |
|---|---|---|
| B. bronchiseptica BB7865 | Wild type but Strr | I.R.I.S., Siena, Italy; Culture Collection, University of Göteborg; reference 41 |
| B. bronchiseptica BB-PS1 | Derivative of BB7865 but wlbA::Tn5 | This study |
| B. bronchiseptica BB-PS2 | Derivative of BB7865 containing an unmapped TnphoA insertion on the chromosome | This study |
| B. bronchiseptica BB-PS3 | Derivative of BB7865 but wlbL::Tn5 | This study |
| B. bronchiseptica BB7866 | As BB7865 but ΔbvgS | I.R.I.S., Siena, Italy; reference 41 |
| B. pertussis Tohama I | Wild type | 49 |
| B. pertussis BP347 | As Tohama I but bvgS::Tn5 | 49 |
| E. coli DH5α | High-efficiency transformation | GIBCO |
| pUC18 | Cloning vector | Pharmacia |
| pSS-TN | Derivative of pSS1129 carrying TnphoA | D. Beier |