TABLE 1.
Bacteria and yeast strains used in this study
| Strain | Genotype and characteristics | Source/reference |
|---|---|---|
| C58 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiC58, virulent nopaline wild-type strain | 46 |
| CB1002 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiC58ΔvirB2 | This work |
| CB1005 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiC58ΔvirB5 | 43 |
| CB1008 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiC58ΔvirB8 | This work |
| A348 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiA6NC, virulent octopine wild-type strain | 19 |
| Ach5 | A. tumefaciens, Achillea millefolium isolate, octopine-type Ti-plasmid | 26 |
| Chry 5 | A. tumefaciens, Chrysanthemum morifolium isolate, succinamopine-type Ti-plasmid | 26 |
| A208 | A. tumefaciens A136 pTiT37, nopaline-type Ti-plasmid | 26 |
| JM109 | E. coli, [F′ traD36 proAB+lacIqlacZΔM15] recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17 relA1 supE44 Δ(lac-proAB) λ− | 52 |
| GJ1158 | E. coli, proU promoter-controlled chromosomal RNA polymerase gene | 12 |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y153 | MATaleu2-3,112 ura3-52 trp1-901 his3-Δ200 ade2-101 LYS2::GAL-HIS3 gal4Δgal80ΔURA3::GAL-lacZ | 15 |