TABLE 1.
Strain | Characteristics | Source or referencea |
---|---|---|
B. melitensis 16M | B. melitensis biovar 1 reference strain; S | SAG |
B. suis 1330 | B. suis biovar 1 reference strain; S | SAG |
B. abortus 2308 | B. abortus biovar 1 reference strain; S | SAG |
B. abortus 2308 Nalr | Nalidixic acid-resistant B. abortus 2308; S | UNAV |
B. ovis 63/290 | Reference strain; R | SAG |
B. abortus B10 | B. abortus biovar 1, Chilean field isolate; S | 11 |
B. abortus R1 | Spontaneous ΔGI-2 mutant derived from strain 2308; R | This study |
B. abortus R6 | Spontaneous ΔGI-2 mutant derived from strain B10; R | This study |
B. abortus int::Kmr | int mutant (BAB1_0983), 2308 Nalr derivative; S | This study |
B. abortus int::Kmr/int | int::Kmr mutant complemented with plasmid pMR10int (carrying a copy of int); S | This study |
E. coli TOP10F | F−mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) φ80lacZΔM15 ΔlacX74 recA1 araΔ139 Δ(ara-leu)7697 galU galK rpsL (Strr) endA1 nupG | Invitrogen |
E. coli OmniMAX 2-t1 | F′ [proAB+lacIq lacZΔM15 Tn10(TetR) Δ(ccdAB)] mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) φ80(lacZ)ΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF) U169 endA1 recA1 supE44 thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 tonA panD | Invitrogen |
E. coli S17-1λpir | Mating strain with plasmid RP4 inserted into the chromosome | 20 |
SAG, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, Chile; UNAV, Universidad de Navarra, Spain.