Table 2.
Organisms used in this study.
| Bacteria/Nematodes/Arthropods/Annelids | Genotype, relevant characteristics and usesa | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
| E. coli MC4100 | F- araDI39 Δ(argF-lac) U169 rpsL150 relAl flb5301 deoCI ptsF24 rbsR. Used to evaluate the presence of antibiotic compounds in supernatants of PAO1 strains. | 56 |
| E. coli OP50 | Uracil auxotroph. Used to feed C. elegans. | 57 |
| E. coli β2163 | KmREmR; F− RP4-2-Tc::Mu ΔdapA::(erm-pir). | 58 |
| E. coli DH5α | supE44 lacU169 (Ø80lacZΔ M15) hsdR17 (rk-mk-) recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1. | 59 |
| B. cepacia CC-Al74 | Wild type. Risk Group 2 bacteria and proposed as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Used as a pathogenic control in virulence assays. | 60 |
| P. putida KT2440 | Wild type; Risk Group 1 bacteria and PGPR. Used as negative control in virulence assays. | 61 |
| V. fischeri ATCC 49387 | Wild type; Used as bioluminescent strain in MicroTox® assays. | 62 |
| P. aeruginosa PAO1 | Wild type pathogenic strain. | 9 |
| P. aeruginosa ΔmcpB | In-frame deletion mutant in mcpB (1116 bp Δ). | This study |
| C. elegans Bristol strain N2 | Nematode used in virulence assays. Provided by the Laboratory of Nematology, National Museum of Nature Sciences-CSIC (Madrid, Spain) | Navas et al., 2007 |
| A. bipunctata | Arthropod used in virulence assays. Supplied by ControlBio Co. (Almería, Spain). | Ref. CBi K04884 |
| C. carnea | Arthropod used in virulence assays. Supplied by ControlBio Co. (Almería, Spain). | Ref. CBi 124 K04280 |
| E. foetida | Annelid used in virulence assays. Supplied by Lombriventa (Gerona, Spain). | 63 |
| D. magna | Crustacean used in virulence assays. Supplied by Daphtoxkit™ (Creasel, Belgium). | 64 |