Table 1.
Key bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study
| Strains | Relevant genotype | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa | ||
| xatA + (Temecula1) | xatA + | Guilhabert et al. (2001) |
| xatA + Cmr (TAM22) | xatA+, NS1::Cmr | Matsumoto et al. (2009) |
| xatA3 (TAM103) | xatA3::Cmr | This study |
| xatA3 /p- xatA+ (TAM103/pAM61) | xatA3::Cmr / xatA+, Gmr | This study |
| Escherichia coli | ||
| UT5600 | Δ(ompT-fepC266) Δ ompP | Elish et al. (1988); Kaufmann et al. (1994) |
| Plasmids | ||
| Vector (pBBR1MCS-5) | Broad-host range cloning vector, Gmr | Kovach et al. (1995) |
| p- xatA+ (pAM61) | xatA+ (3.5 kb) in pBBR1MCS-5 , Gmr | This study |