Table 1. Strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description | Reference |
| N402 | cspA1 derivative of ATCC9029 | [89] |
| AB4.1 | pyrG − derivative of N402 | [90] |
| MA169.4 | kusA::DR-amdS-DR pyrG − | [43] |
| RD15.8 | pPagsA-H2B-GFP-TtrpC-pyrG* and pPagsA-amdS-TamdS/pAN7.1 | [34] |
| RD15.8#36 | pPagsA-H2B-GFP-TtrpC-pyrG* and pPagsA-amdS-TamdS/pAN7.1 | [34] |
| DSC12 | pyrG − derivative of RD15.8#36 | this study |
| DSC13 | DSC12 containing pMA172-An15g00140 (tupA) | this study |
| MA245.1 | ΔtupA::pyrG in MA169.4 | this study |
| MA246.1 | ΔtupA::pyrG in RD15.8 pyrG − | this study |
| SM2.36 | ΔtupA::pyrG AB4.1 pyrG − | this study |