Table 1.
List of strains used in this study.
| Strains | Characteristics | References |
|---|---|---|
| L. bicolor S238N | EcM basidiomycete fungus | Deveau et al. (2007) |
| S. ambofaciens ATCC23877 | Reference strain isolated from soil | Pinnert-Sindico (1954) |
| P. fluorescens BBc6R8 | Mycorrhiza helper bacterium isolated from sporocarps of L. bicolor S238N. Wild-type strain | Frey-Klett, Pierrat and Garbaye (1997) |
| P. fluorescens BBc6R8 Tn5::foxA | Mutant derived from P. fluorescens BBc6R8, Tn5 insertion in foxA | Galet et al. (2015) |
| P. fluorescens BBc6R8 7B3 | Mutant derived from P. fluorescens BBc6R8 by Tn5 insertion | This study |
| P. fluorescens BBc6R8 7C3 | Mutant derived from P. fluorescens BBc6R8 by Tn5 insertion | This study |
| P. fluorescens BBc6R8 ΔviscB-(P448) ΔviscB-(P450) | Knock-out isogenic mutants of gene viscB derived from P. fluorescens BBc6R8 | This study |
| P. tolaasii LMG 2342T | White line agar assay indicator strain | Wong and Preece (1979) |
| P. reactans LMG5329 | WLIP producer | Wong and Preece (1979) |
| P. fluorescens SBW25 | Viscosin producer | de Bruijn et al. (2007) |