Table 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strain/plasmid | Description | Source or references |
|---|---|---|
| Lysobacter brunescens | ||
| OH23 | Wild-type symbiotic strain | Lab strain |
| OH23 Rif | Spontaneous RifR mutant of OH23, RifR | |
| ΔrpfF | rpfF gene in-frame deletion mutant | This study |
| ΔrpfG | rpfG gene in-frame deletion mutant | This study |
| ΔrpfC | rpfC gene in-frame deletion mutant | This study |
| Xanthomonas | ||
| Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris FE58 | DSF biosensor strain, RifR, TcR | Wang et al., 2004 |
| Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae PXO99A | Plant pathogen, causes bacterial leaf blight disease in rice | Steven et al., 2008 |
| E. coli | ||
| DH5α λpir | supE44 Dlacu169 (f80 lacZDM15) hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 λpir | Lab strain |
| S17-1 λpir | TpR SmR recA thi pro hsdR−M++ recA::RP4-2-Tc::Mu Km::Tn7 λpir | Lab strain |
| Plasmid | ||
| pJQ200SK | Suicide cloning vector, GmR | Quandt and Hynes, 1993 |
| pJQ-rpfF | pJQ200SK derivative carrying two flanking fragments of rpfF, GmR | This study |
| pJQ-rpfG | pJQ200SK derivative carrying two flanking fragments of rpfG, GmR | This study |
| pJQ-rpfC | pJQ200SK derivative carrying two flanking fragments of rpfC, GmR | This study |