TABLE 1.
Animal strains, bacterial strains, and plasmid used in this study
| Organism or plasmid | Descriptiona | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| Animals | ||
| Mice | ||
| ICR | Age, 9-16 wk | Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, MA |
| C3H/HeJ | Age, 9-16 wk | Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, ME |
| BALB/c | Female; age, 6-8 wk | Hilltop Lab Animals, Scottdale, PA |
| CF-1 | Female; wt, 22 to 25 g | Carworth Farms, New York, NY |
| New Zealand White rabbits | Female, adult | Covance Research, Denver, PA |
| Bacterial strains | ||
| P. aeruginosa | ||
| 1244 | Wild type, IATS O7 | 35 |
| 1244N3 | 1244 rpoN (Tcr) | 34 |
| 1244.47 | 1244 pilA (Hgr) | 20 |
| PAK | Wild type, IATS O6 | 7 |
| 9D2 | Wild type, IATS O6 | 7 |
| K. pneumoniae B5055 | Serotype O1:K2 | 19 |
| Plasmid pPAC46 | pMMB66EH with P. aeruginosa 1244 pilAO Apr Cbr | 5 |
a
IATS, International Antigenic Typing System.