Table 2.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in the present study.
| Strain or plasmid | Description | References |
|---|---|---|
| A. hydrophila ML09-119 | Isolate from a disease outbreak on a commercial catfish farm | Griffin et al., 2013 |
| vAhΔhcp1 | A. hydrophila ML09-119 derivative; Δhcp1 | This study |
| vAhΔvgrG1 | A. hydrophila ML09-119; ΔvgrG | This study |
| E. coli | ||
| CC118λpir | Δ(ara-leu); araD; ΔlacX74; galE; galK; phoA20; thi-1; rpsE; rpoB; argE(Am); recAl; λpirR6K | Herrero et al., 1990 |
| BW19851 | RP4-2 (Km::Tn7, Tc::Mu-1), DuidA3::pir+, recA1, endA1, thi-1, hsdR17, creC510 | Metcalf et al., 1994 |
| Plasmid | ||
| pMEG-375 | 8,142 bp, Ampr, Cmr, lacZ, R6K ori, mob incP, sacR sacB | Dozois et al., 2003 |
| pAhΔhcp1 | 10,173 bp, Δhcp1, pMEG-375 | This study |
| pAhΔvgrG1 | 10,160 bp, ΔvgrG1, pMEG-375 | This study |