Table 2. Relevant strainsa.
| strain | integrated plasmid(s) | relevant genotype or description | source |
| DK1050 | M. xanthus wild type | [61] | |
| DK1622 | M. xanthus wild type | [62] | |
| MR2461 | pMR3594 | M. xanthus DK1050 1.38-kb::Pvan-parB | This study |
| MR2472 | pMR3594 | M. xanthus DK1050 1.38-kb::Pvan-parB, ΔparB | This study |
| MR2504 | pMR3785 | M. xanthus DK1050 1.38-kb::Pvan-parA-yfp | This study |
| MR2526 | pMR3826, pMR3828 | M. xanthus DK1050 Mxan_18–19::Pvan-parA-yfp, 1.38-kb::PIPTG -mCherry-parB | This study |
| MR2536 | pMR3636, pMR3826 | M. xanthus DK1622 1.38-kb::PIPTG -ftsZ, ΔftsZ, Mxan_18–19::Pvan-parA-yfp | This study |
| MR2538 | pMR3594, pMR4051 | M. xanthus DK1050 1.38-kb::Pvan-parB, ΔparB, Mxan_18–19::PIPTG -parA-yfp | This study |
a
Other strains, precursors to those listed here, are described in the text.