Table 3.
Bacterial strains and plasmids.
| Strain or plasmid | Description | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
| Strains | ||
| Kurthia huakuii LAM0618T | Wild type | ACCC 06121 |
| Escherichia coli DH5α | λ−ф80dlacZΔM15 Δ (lacZYA-argF) U169 recA1 endA hsdR17 (rK− mK−) supE44 thi-1 gyrA relA1 | Tiangen |
| Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) | F– ompT hsdSB (rB–, mB–) dcm gal λ (DE3) pLysS Cmr | Tiangen |
| Chromobacterium violaceum CV026 | ATCC 31532 derivative, cviI::Tn5xylE Kmr, Smr | From Dr. Guishan Zhang |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 | Wild type | From Dr. Haijin Xu |
| Plasmids | ||
| pET32a | Cloning vector, Ampr | Novagen |
| pET32a-aiiK | pET32a containing aiiK gene | This study |