Table 1. Bacterial strains, and plasmids used in this study.
| Strains and plasmid | Relevant genotype, resistance profilea, original host or characteristics | Reference or source |
| S. enterica SGI1 donors | ||
| Agona 959SA97 | SGI1+; AmpChlStrSulTet | [10] |
| Agona 959SA97ΔS009::kan | SGI1ΔS009::kan +; AmpChlKanStrSulTet | [10] |
| Agona 47SA97 | SGI1-C+; StrSul | [30] |
| Agona 47SA97Δxis::kan | SGI1-CΔxis::kan +; KanStrSul | [30] |
| Agona 777SA01 | SGI1-A+; IncI1+ (TEM-52); AmpChlStrSulTetTmp-3GC | [17] |
| Albany 7205.00 | SGI1-F+; AmpChlSulTetTmp | [31] |
| Typhimurium 04-3486 | SGI1+; IncI1+ (TEM-52); AmpChlStrSulTet-3GC | [17] |
| E. coli recipient | ||
| BM14 | K-12 J53 derivative; F- pro met azi; AzR | Institut Pasteur, France |
| Plasmids | ||
| IncA/C pRA1 | Tra+; SulTet; A. hydrophila | [32] |
| IncA/C pIP40A | Tra+; AmpKanSul; P. aeruginosa | [33] |
| IncA/C pR55 | Tra+; AmpChlGenKanSul; K. pneumoniae | [24] |
| IncA/C pR16a | Tra+; AmpKanSul; P. stuartii | [21] |
| IncA/C p13688 | Tra+; AmpChlGenStrSulTetTmp-3GC; CMY-2; E. coli | [9] |
| IncA/C p13956 | Tra+; AmpChlStrSulTetTmp-3GC; CMY-2; E. coli | [9] |
| IncA/C pAM04528 | Tra−; AmpChlStrSulTet-3GC; CMY-2; S. Newport | [8] |
| IncA/C pN418 | Tra−; AmpChlGenKanStrSulTet-3GC; CMY-2; S. Heidelberg | [7] |
| IncFI pOX38 | Tra+; Kan; F factor derivative; E. coli | Institut Pasteur, France |
| IncFII R1-16 | Tra+; Kan; R1 derivative; E. coli | [20] |
| IncHI2 pCEB6542 | Tra+; SulTet-3GC; CTX-M-1; S. Llandoff | [34] |
| IncHI2 p1639-SA-00 | Tra+; AmpSulTetTmp-3GC; CTX-M-2; S. Virchow | [18] |
| IncHI2 p142-SA-01 | Tra+; AmpSulTetTmp-3GC; CTX-M-2; S. Virchow | [fernandez2007] |
| IncHI2 p3464b | Tra+; AmpStrSulTetTmp-3GC; CTX-M-9; S. Virchow | [35] |
| IncI1 p777-SA-01 | Tra+; Amp-3CG; TEM-52; S. Agona | [17] |
| IncI1 p04-3486 | Tra+; Amp-3CG; TEM-52; S. Typhimurium | [17] |
| IncI1 R112 | Tra+; Kan; S. Panama | [21] |
| IncL/M R69 | Tra+; AmpKanTet; S. Paratyphi B | [21] |
| IncN RPC3 | Tra+; KanStr; E. coli | [21] |
| IncP RP4 | Tra+; AmpKanTet; P. aeruginosa | [33] |
| IncW RSa | Tra+; ChlKanStrSul; Shigella flexneri | [22] |
a
abbreviations: Amp, ampicillin; Az, sodium azide; Chl, chloramphenicol; Gen, gentamicin; Kan, kanamycin; Str, streptomycin; Sul, sulphonamides; Tet, tetracyclines; Tmp, trimethoprim; 3GC, third generation cephalosporin.