TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains and phages used in this study

Phage(s) or strain(s)	Description	Reference or source
JSF1, JSF3, JSF4, JSF141, JSF9, JSF10, JSF11, JSF12, JSF15	Vibrio cholerae phages isolated from environmental waters in Bangladesh	10, 24; this study
S224, O395, S262, L355, L396, L547, L362, B36921, C19385, D19316, E14850, E14983, AE4727, AE2883, AE7471	Vibrio cholerae O1 classical biotype clinical isolates	Laboratory collection
C6706, 2924281, 2868921, 2868912, AF-1471, AL-30457, AM-33126, AN-32320, G-8747, G-3669, AP-13543, AM-33122, MG-116955, AN-24088, AO-29054, 2680370, 2706062, 2680335	Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype clinical isolates	Laboratory collection
EC14235 (C6706; crp::TnFGL3)	Derivative of strain C6706 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in the crp gene encoding cAMP receptor protein (CRP)	6
EC13352 (C6706; cyaA::TnFGL3)	Derivative of strain C6706 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in the cyaA gene encoding adenylate cyclase	6
2614, 3055, 112V214	Environmental V. cholerae O1 El Tor isolates	Laboratory collection
2614, crp::TnFGL3; 3055, crp::TnFGL3; 112V214, crp::TnFGL3	Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains with TnFGL3 insertion in crp gene	This study
2614, cyaA::TnFGL3; 3055, cyaA::TnFGL3; 112V214, cyaA::TnFGL3	V. cholerae O1 El Tor strains with TnFGL3 insertion in cyaA gene	This study
C-0273, C-1771, C-0270, AI-1852, Arg-03	Vibrio cholerae O139 isolates	Laboratory collection
C-0273, crp::TnFGL3; C-771, crp::TnFGL3; C-0270, crp::TnFGL3	Vibrio cholerae O139 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in crp gene	This study
C-0273, cyaA::TnFGL3; C-1771, cyaA::TnFGL3; C-0270, cyaA::TnFGL3	Vibrio cholerae O139 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in cyaA gene	This study
V46, V51	Vibrio cholerae O141 isolates	Laboratory collection
V46cr (V46; crp::TnFGL3), V51cr (V51; crp::TnFGL3)	Vibrio cholerae O141 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in crp gene	This study
V46c (V46; cyaA::TnFGL3), V51c (V51; cyaA::TnFGL3)	Vibrio cholerae O141 carrying TnFGL3 insertion in cyaA gene	This study