Table 1.
Strains and plasmids used in this study
| Strain | Species | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| χ3477 | Salmonella Typhimurium | Gift from Roy Curtiss III |
| χ3477 Δpdu | Salmonella Typhimurium | This study |
| TOP10 Rif | Escherichia coli | Rif‐R isolate of Invitrogen strain |
| TOP10 Nal | Escherichia coli | Nal‐R isolate of Invitrogen strain |
| ATCC 43975 | Salmonella bongori | American type culture collection |
| ATCC 13883 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | American type culture collection |
| ATCC 29544 | Cronobacter sakazakii | American type culture collection |
| ATCC 14041 | Serratia marcescens | American type culture collection |
| ATCC 13525 | Pseudomonas fluorescens | American type culture collection |
| PAK pilA | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Wilson et al. (2007) |
| ATCC 51812 | Pseudomonas sp. 51812 | American type culture collection |
| ATCC 49128 | Pseudomonas putida | American type culture collection |