Table 1. Strains and Plasmids.

Strain	Description	Phenotypes	Reference
DAB273	Pseudomonas stutzeri 23a24		[56]
DAB278	Pseudomonas stutzeri JM300		[58]
DAB282	A rifampicin resistant version of P. stutzeri JM300	RifR	This Paper
DBL332	A rifampicin resistant version of P. stutzeri 23a24	RifR	[18]
DBL365	pMPPla107 conjugated into DBL332 from DAB885	RifR, TetR, SucS	[18]
DAB386	Tn7 transposition from AKN84 into DBL332	RifR, KanR, StrepR, ChlorR, CFP+	[18]
DAB390	Tn7 transposition of pUC18-mini-Tn7T-Gm-lacZ into DBL332	RifR, GenR, LacZ+	[18]
DAB885	P. syringae pv. Lachrymans 107 with MTN1907 derivative in pMPPla107	RifR, TetR, SucS	[18]
DBL187	pMPPla107 conjugated into DAB282 from DAB885	RifR, TetR, SucS	This paper
DBL408	pMPPla107 conjugated into DAB388 from DAB885	RifR, TetR, KanR, StrepR, ChlorR, CFP+, SucS	This paper
DBL412	pMPPla107 conjugated into DAB390 from DAB885	RifR, GenR, LacZ+, TetR, SucS	This paper
DBL453	MTN1907 derivative recombined out of DAB365	TetR, RifR	This paper