Specific protection in E. faecalis strains with introduced bacI genes against chimeric combinations of recombinant BacL1 and BacA effectors. (A) Recombinant His-tagged BacL1 and BacA proteins derived from pYI14 (rBacL1pYI14 and rBacApYI14), pYI12 (rBacL1pYI12 and rBacApYI12), or pMGT421 (rBacL1pMGT421 and rBacApMGT421) proteins (400 ng) were separated by SDS-PAGE and stained with Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB). (B) Combinations of recombinant His-tagged BacL1 and BacA proteins derived from pYI14 (rBacL1pYI14 and rBacApYI14), pYI12 (rBacL1pYI12 and rBacApYI12), or pMGT421 (rBacL1pMGT421 and rBacApMGT421) proteins (25 ng each) were spotted onto THB soft-agar (0.75%) plates containing the indicator strains. OG1S strains with the introduced immunity gene type I bacI1 (pbacI1pYI14), type I bacI2 (pbacI2pYI14), type IIa bacI2 (pbacI2pYI12), or type IIb bacI2 (pbacI2pMGT421) were used as indicator strains. The plates was incubated at 37°C for 24 h, and the formation of halos was evaluated.