Table 1.
Relevant genotype and phenotype of wild-type and genetically modified Vibrio cholerae strains used in the study
| Strain | Genotype and phenotype | Reference |
| N16961 | Wild type, O1 El Tor, Stpr | 13 |
| O395 | Wild type, O1 classical, Stpr | 5 |
| VCE232 | Wild type, O4 environmental | 5 |
| 41081 | O1 El Tor, SXT+ve, NAr, Funr, Plmr | MVIDH, India |
| MO10 | Wild type, O139 serogroup, Stpr, SXT+ | 22 |
| BS1 | N16961ΔTLCΦ-CTXΦ-dif1::lacZ-dif1Δdif2, Stpr, Spcr | 25 |
| BS11 | BS1ΔrecA, Stpr, Spcr | 25 |
| AP7 | N16961ΔrecA, Stpr | This study |
| AP8 | VCE232ΔrecA::aph, Kanr | This study |
| AP10 | O395ΔrecA::aph, Stpr, Kanr | This study |
| SB23 | N16961vsp1::sacB-cat, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB25 | N16961Δvsp1, Stpr | This study |
| DD1 | N16961vsp2::sacB-cat, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| DD2 | N16961Δvsp2, Stpr | This study |
| SB30 | N16961vpi1::sacB-cat, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB31 | N16961Δvpi1, Stpr | This study |
| SB26 | N16961vpi2::sacB-cat, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB27 | N16961Δvpi2, Stpr | This study |
| SB32 | N16961Δvsp1 vsp2::sacB-cat, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB33 | N16961Δvsp1 Δvsp2, Stpr | This study |
| SB42 | N16961Δvpi2, ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB43 | N16961Δvpi1, ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB44 | N16961Δvsp1 Δvsp2 ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB51 | N16961Δvpi2∆lacZvpi-1::sacB-cat-lacZ, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB52 | N16961 ∆vpi-1 ∆vpi-2 ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB45 | N16961Δvsp1Δvsp2∆lacZvpi1::sacB-cat-lacZ, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB47 | N16961Δvsp1Δvsp2 ∆vpi1 ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB46 | N16961Δvsp1Δvsp2∆lacZvpi-2::sacB-cat-lacZ, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB48 | N16961 ∆vsp1 ∆vsp2∆ vpi-2 ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB49 | N16961Δvsp1Δvsp2∆vpi1∆lacZvpi2::sacB-cat-lacZ, Stpr, Camr, Sucs | This study |
| SB50 | N16961Δvsp1Δvsp2 ∆vpi1∆vpi2 ∆lacZ, Stpr | This study |
| SB53 | N16961Δvpi1Δvpi2Δvsp1Δvsp2ΔlacZΔTLCΦ-RS1-CTXΦ-dif1::aadA, Stpr, Specr | This study |
| SB58 | N16961Δvsp1::pBD60, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| SB59 | N16961Δvsp2:: pBD60, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| SB56 | N16961::cat, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| SB60 | N16961 Δvsp1 Δvsp2::cat, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| SB62 | O395::sh ble, Stpr, Zeor | This study |
| SB63 | N16961 ∆vpi-1 ∆vpi-2::pBD60, Stpr, Camr | This study |
| BB1 | N16961Δvpi1Δvpi2Δvsp1Δvsp2ΔlacZΔTLCΦ-RS1-CTXΦ-dif1::lacZ-dif1 | This study |
| BB2 | N16961Δvpi1Δvpi2Δvsp1Δvsp2ΔlacZΔTLCΦ-RS1-CTXΦ-dif1::lacZ-dif1- CTXΦ-sacB-cat | This study |
| BS20 | BS1ΔlexA, Stpr, Spcr, Kanr | 26 |
| BD14 | BS20 lexA(Ind −) | 26 |
| JV2 | 41081SXT:ΔstrAB, Stpr NAr, Funr, Plmr | This study |
| JV3 | 41081SXT:ΔstrAB::sacB-aadA, Stpr NAr, Funr, Plmr, Specr | This study |
| JV4 | 41081ΔSXT, Stpr, NAr, Funr, Plmr | This study |
| JV5 | BS1ΔlexAΔrecA, Stpr, Spcr, Kanr | This study |