Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strain | Genotype | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| PY79 | A laboratory strain used as a host for transformation | Schroeder and Simmons, 2013 |
| NCIB3610 | An undomesticated wild strain capable of forming robust biofilms | Branda et al., 2001 |
| SM21 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Wang et al., 2012 |
| CYBS-9 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-11 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-12 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-13 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-14 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-21 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-22 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-23 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-25 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-26 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-27 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CYBS-54 | Environmental strain isolated from rhizosphere soil in China | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CY49 | amyE::Physpank-mKate2 in 3610, CmR | Chen et al., 2012 |
| CY50 | amyE::Physpank-mKate2 in CYBS54, CmR | Chen et al., 2013 |
| CY150 | amyE::Physpank-mKate2 and △pgsBCAE in 3610, CmR, SpR | This study |
| CY151 | amyE::Physpank-mKate2 and △pgsBCAE in CYBS54, CmR, SpR | This study |
| CY258 | △motA in 3610, MlsR | This study |
| CY480 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc, △kinA::mls, and △kinB::km in 3610 | This study |
| CY481 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc, △kinC::mls, and △kinD::tet in 3610 | This study |
| CY482 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc, △abrB::km, and △epsH::tet in 3610 | This study |
| CY485 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc and △spo0A::km in 3610 | This study |
| CY486 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc and △degSU::tet in 3610 | This study |
| CY487 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc and △slrR::tet in 3610 | This study |
| CY488 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ::spc, △ywcC::km, and △epsH::tet in 3610 | This study |
| FY5 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS54, SpcR | This study |
| FY6 | △pgsBCAE in 3610, SpcR | This study |
| FY8 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-9, MlsR | This study |
| FY11 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-13, SpcR | This study |
| FY12 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-14, MlsR | This study |
| FY14 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-27, SpcR | This study |
| FY16 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-25, SpcR | This study |
| FY17 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-26, SpcR | This study |
| FY19 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-21, MlsR | This study |
| FY20 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-23, MlsR | This study |
| FY27 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS-22, MlsR | This study |
| FY313 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS54, SpcR | This study |
| FY316 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in SM21, SpcR | This study |
| FY317 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS9, SpcR | This study |
| FY318 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS11, SpcR | This study |
| FY319 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS11, SpcR | This study |
| FY320 | △pgsBCAE in CYBS12, SpcR | This study |
| FY321 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS12, SpcR | This study |
| FY323 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS13, SpcR | This study |
| FY324 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS14, SpcR | This study |
| FY325 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS21, SpcR | This study |
| FY327 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS23, SpcR | This study |
| FY329 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS22, SpcR | This study |
| FY330 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS25, SpcR | This study |
| FY331 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS26, SpcR | This study |
| FY333 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in CYBS27, SpcR | This study |
| FC100 | amyE::Physpank-slrR::spc and △slrR::tet in 3610 | Chai et al., 2010 |
| RL3852 | △epsH::tet in 3610 | Kearns et al., 2005 |
| RL4573 | △kinA::mls, △kinB::km in 3610 | McLoon et al., 2011 |
| RL4262 | △kinC::mls in 3610 | McLoon et al., 2011 |
| RL4569 | △kinD::mls in 3610 | McLoon et al., 2011 |
| RL4637 | △degSU::tet in 3610 | Losick lab |
| RL5273 | △kinC::mls, △kinD::tet in 3610 | McLoon et al., 2011 |
| SB505YC110 | △tasA::tet in 3610amyE::Peps-lacZ in 3610, CmR | Branda et al., 2006; Chai et al., 2008 |
| YC295 | △ywcC::km in 3610 | Chai et al., 2009 |
| YC299 | △ywcC::km, △epsH::tet in 3610 | Chai et al., 2009 |
| YC668 | △abrB::km | This study |
| YC1275 | amyE::PpgsB-lacZ in 3610, SpcR | This study |
| YY54 | △pgdS::tet in 3610 | This study |
| YY170 | △pgsBCAE in SM21, SpcR | This study |
| YY198 | △ywcC::km, △epsH::tet, △pgsBCAE::spec in 3610 | This study |
| YY199 | △ywcC::km, △epsH::tet, △slrR::mls in 3610 | This study |
| YY200 | △ywcC::km, △epsH::tet, △slrR::mls, △pgsBCAE::spec in 3610 | This study |
| YY208 | △spo0A::spec, △abrB::km in 3610 | This study |
| YY214 | △spo0A::spec in 3610 | This study |
| YY233 | △spo0A::spec, △epsH::tet, △pgsBCAE::mls in 3610 | This study |
| YY245 | amyE::PSM21pgsB-lacZ in SM21, SpcR | This study |