Table 1.
Strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Stains | Relevant Characteristic(s) | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| MC1061 | E. coli hsdR mcrB araD139 Δ(araABC-leu)7679 ΔlacX74 galU galK rpsL thi | Casadaban and Cohen, 1980 |
|
Salmonella Typhimurium 14028 Yersinia enterocolitica Plasmids |
S. enterica subsp. enterica ser. Typhimurium wild-type strain, which was isolated from animal tissue Yersinia enterocolitita subsp. enterocolitica wild-type strain, which was isolated from human tissue. | American Type Culture Collection American Type Culture Collection |
| pSUP202 | Cbr, Cmr, Tcr | Simon et al., 1983 Bio/technology |
| pSUP202-GFP | Vector carrying the green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene (Cbr, Tcr) | This study |
| pSUP202-Rck | Vector carrying the rck gene (Cbr, Cmr) | This study |
| pSUP202-RckGFP | Vector carrying the GFP and rck genes (Cbr) | This study |
| pFPV25.1 | Vector carrying the GFP gene | Valdivia and Falkow, 1996 |