Table 1. Strains used in this study.
| Strain | Isolate | Taxonomy | Sourcea |
| Myxobacteria | |||
| Myxococcus xanthus | GIM1.685 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Myxococcus fulvus | GIM1.686 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Myxococcus virescens | GIM1.681 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Pyxidicoccus fallax | GIM1.678 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Myxococcus stipitatus | GIM1.683 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Corallococcus exiguus | GIM1.684 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Cystobacter violaceus | GIM1.680 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Cystobacter minus | GIM1.679 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Archangium sp. | GIM1.677 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | GIMI china |
| Archangium gephyra | DSM 2261 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Corallococcus macrosporus | DSM 14697 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Corallococcus coralloides | DSM 52499 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Myxococcus fulvus | DSM 16525 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Myxococcus virescens | DSM 2260 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Cystobacter minus | DSM 14751 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Stigmatella erecta | DSM 16858 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Byssovorax cruenta | DSM 14533 | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Myxococcales | DSMZ Germany |
| Other bacteria | |||
| Chryseobacterium soli | GIM1.315 | Bacteroidetes; Flavobacteriia; Flavobacteriale; | GIMI china |
| Burkholderia cepacia | GIM1.139 | Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; | GIMI china |
| Pediococcus acidilactici | GIM1.263 | Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales | GIMI china |
| Lactobacillus plantarum | GIM1.380 | Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales | GIMI china |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | GIM1.61 | Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales | GIMI china |
| Salmonella paratyphi-A | GIM1.235 | Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales; | GIMI china |
| Corynebacterium glutamicum | GIM1.297 | Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; | GIMI china |
| Cellulomonas uda | GIM1.188 | Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; | GIMI china |
| Microbacterium imperiale | GIM1.280 | Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; | GIMI china |
| Sporolactobacillus inulinus | GIM1.419 | Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; | GIMI china |
| Sphingobium amiense | GIM1.502 | Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Sphingomonadales; | GIMI china |
| Dokdonellafugitiva | GIM1.474 | Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Xanthomonadales; | GIMI china |
| Georgenia muralis | GIM1.489 | Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; | GIMI china |
| Sphingomonas fennica | GIM1.503 | Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Sphingomonadales; | GIMI china |
| Bacillus megaterium | GIM1.282 | Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; | GIMI china |
| Lactobacillus casei | GIM1.159 | Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; | GIMI china |
| Escherichia coli | GIM1.355 | Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales; | GIMI china |
a DSMZ, German collection of microorganisms and cell cultures; GIMI, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology.