Table 1. Bacterial strains used in the study.
| Species/strain | Genotype/phenotype | Reference |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | ||
| MSHR520 | Wild-type; clinical isolate | Owen et al., 2009 |
| MSHR520 Δcap | Δcap; Tcr | Owen et al., 2009 |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI1 | ΔbpsI1 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI2 | ΔbpsI2 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI3 | ΔbpsI3 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI12 | ΔbpsI12 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI13 | ΔbpsI13 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI23 | ΔbpsI23 | This study |
| MSHR520 ΔbpsI123 | ΔbpsI123 | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap ΔbpsI1 | ΔbpsI1 Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap ΔbpsI2 | ΔbpsI2 Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap ΔbpsI3 | ΔbpsI3 Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap ΔbpsI123 | ΔbpsI123 Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap bimA | ΔbimA Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| MSHR520 Δcap hcp1 | Δhcp1 Δcap; Tcr | This study |
| Escherichia coli | ||
| DH5α | SupE44 ΔlacU169 (Ф80 lacZΔM15) hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 | |
| S17.1(λpir) | RP4-2-Tc::Mu Km::Tn7 Tp Sm (λpir) phoA20 |