Table 1.
M. xanthus strains used in this study
| Strain | Relevant genotype | EPS productiona | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. xanthus | |||
| DK1622 | Wild type | 100±9.3 % | (Kaiser, 1979) |
| DK10547 | DK1622, gfp-expressing derivative | 95.2±10.9 % | (Welch and Kaiser, 2001) |
| DK10410 | DK1622, ΔpilA | 21.5±5.6 % | (Wu and Kaiser, 1996) |
| DK3088 | DK1622, stk | 197.6±21.8 % | (Dana and Shimkets, 1993) |
| SW504 | DK1622, ΔdifA | 2.7±1.6 % | (Yang et al., 1998) |
| SW505 | DK1622, difA::Tn5 kan903V101 | 3.2±1.9 % | (Yang et al., 1998) |
| SW810 | DK1622, ΔepsA | 3.9±3.1 % | (Lu et al., 2005) |
a
The data represent triplicate experiments, and mean ± SD is presented.