Table 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strain | Species | Genotype/Markers/Infection Pattern | Source/Reference |
| 17978 | Acinetobacter baumannii | Wildtype lab strain | ATCC |
| ΔabaI | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 ΔabaI::Kanr | This study |
| ΔabaR | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 ΔabaR:: Kanr | This study |
| ΔpilUT | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 ΔpilUT:: Kanr | [34] |
| ΔpilH | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 ΔpilH:: Kanr | [34] |
| Δlon::pABBR | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 Δlon:: Kanr carrying pABBR | [35] |
| Δlon::pABBR_lon | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 Δlon:: Kanr complemented | [35] |
| WT::pABBR | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 with empty vector pABBR | [34] |
| 17978 +lacZ | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 carrying pXW1 | This study |
| 17978 +luc | A. baumannii | ATCC17978 carrying pXW2 | This study |
| Plasmid | Relevant Characteristics | Source/Reference | |
| pABBR | Carbr | [34] | |
| pMBB67EH | Carbr | ATCC | |
| pSG25 | Tetr | [36] | |
| pXW1 | pSG25 with A. baumannii ori for lacZ expression; Tetr | This study | |
| pXW2 | pMMB67EH_luc2-myc tag for Luciferase expression; Carbr | This study | |