Table 1.
Strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description | Reference |
| E. coli S17-1 | thi, pro, hsdR–, hsdM+, recA; integrated plasmid RP4-Tc::Mu-Kn::Tn7 | Simon et al. (1983) |
| E. coli DH5α | F′endA1 hsdR17 (rk–mk–) supE44 thi-1 recA1 gyrA (Nalr) relA1 Δ(lacIZYA-argF) U169 deoR (φ80dlacΔ(lacZ)M15) | Hanahan (1983) |
| E. coli DFB225 | E. coli fliG null derivative of wild-type RP437 with no flagella | Lloyd et al. (1996) |
| E. coli S17-1:pZMR100 | Plasmid vector used to confer Kmr on S17-1 and DFB225 that are being used as prey for KmrBdellovibrio strains | Rogers et al. (1986) |
| E. coli S17-1:pSB3000 | E. coli constitutively expressing YFP | T. Perehinec and P.J. Hill (unpublished) |
| B. bacteriovorus 109J | Wild-type | Rittenberg (1972) |
| B. bacteriovorus 109JK | Kmr derivative of 109J | Lambert et al. (2003) |
| B. bacteriovorus HIK3 | HI derivative of 109JK | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC1 | 109J fliC1::aphII | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC2 | 109J fliC2::aphII | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC3 | Host-independent derivative of 109J 109J fliC3::aphII | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC4 | 109J fliC4::aphII | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC5 | 109J fliC5::aphII | This study |
| B. bacteriovorus fliC6 | 109J fliC6::aphII | This study |