TABLE 1.
Minicell-producing bacterial strains
| Species | Strain description and/or source | Application(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | P678-54 treated with triethylenemelamine (0.5 mg/ml) | Basic properties of E. coli minicells | 38 |
| BS100(λDB173), a min mutant | Z-ring formation is associated with minicell formation | 106 | |
| Minicell mutant X-1488 (F− str hst hsm+ minA minB purE pdxC his ile met ade ura [r− mK+]) | Identification of membrane proteins enriched in minicells | 107 | |
| WM3433 (ΔminCDE::kan introduced into DS612 [mreB-A125V linked to yhdE::cat]) | In situ structural studies of phage P1 infection | 61 | |
| WM4011 (pBAD30-flhDC in WM3433 with ΔclpX::kan fadR::Tn10) | In situ structural studies of receptor arrays, phage adsorption, and DNA translocation | 66, 88, 90, 92 | |
| B. subtilis | CV403 + divIVBI mutant | Gram-positive minicell production and properties | 55 |
| Molecular transport | 108 | ||
| Bacteriophage-directed polypeptide synthesis | 109 | ||
| C. glutamicum | parA ΔNCgl1366 | Drug delivery system | 40 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | LB11 mutagenesis with N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine | Phage induction | 110 |
| L. monocytogenes | ΔminCDE mutant | Drug delivery system | 39 |
| P. aeruginosa | ΔminCDE mutant | Drug delivery system | 39 |
| S. enterica | TH17261 ParaBAD1091::ftsZ+ | In situ structure of chemoreceptor array | 65 |
| SJW1103/pBAD24-ftsZ | In situ structure of injectisome and flagellum | 75 | |
| SL1344 minD::cat | Minicell virulence | 41 | |
| S. flexneri | M90T-Sm/pB558 (E. coli ftsQAZ genes) | In situ structure of injectisome | 78 |
| Y. enterocolitica | Y. enterocolitica E40 × E. coli Sm10λpir+ (BW19610) | In situ structure of injectisome | 77 |