Table 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study
| Bacterial strain or plasmid | Description or genotype | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bacterial strains | ||
| ATCC 43617 | Wild-type strain | ATCC |
| O35E | Wild-type strain | 31 |
| O35E narGH | A narGH deletion mutant of strain O35E | 65 |
| O35E aniA | The DNA sequence between primer pair WW217-WW218 (Fig. 1C) was replaced with a kan cartridge | 66 |
| O35E aniA(pWW115) | aniA::kan mutant containing a cloning vector pWW115 | This study |
| O35E aniA(pWW161) | aniA::kan mutant containing a wild-type aniA gene in trans | This study |
| O35E norB | The DNA sequence between primer pair WW248-WW349 (Fig. 1C) was replaced with a kan cartridge | 64 |
| ETSU-9 | Wild-type strain | Steven Berk |
| 7169 | Wild-type strain | Anthony Campagnari |
| Plasmids | ||
| pWW115 | Specr; cloning vector for M. catarrhalis | 63 |
| pWW161 | pWW115 containing the wild-type aniA gene of M. catarrhalis ATCC 43617 | This study |