Table 1. Used host strains.
| Strain namea | Genotype | FlgM found in supernatant | Reference |
| HMS174(DE3) | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R) | + | Novagen |
| HMS174(DE3) ΔfliCDST | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔfliCDST | −/+ | This study |
| HMS174(DE3)ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3) ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC, ΔfliT | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC,ΔfliT | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3) ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC, ΔfliT, ΔflgKL | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, araBAD-flhDC, ΔfliT,ΔflgKL | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3)La | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, lacUV5-flhDC | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3)LLa | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, lacUV5-flhDC, att- lacUV5-flhDC-6His | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3)T7-flhDC | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, T7-flhDC | - | This study |
| HMS174(DE3)LT7a | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, lacUV5-flhDC, att7-T7-flhDC-6His | + | This study |
| HMS174(DE3) LT7, ΔfliCDST a | F- recA1, hsdR,(rK12- mK12+) (DE3), (Rif R), ΔinsAB, lacUV5-flhDC, att7-T7-flhDC-6His, ΔfliCDST | + | This study |
a
These names are used to describe each mutant strain in Results and Discussion.