Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strains or plasmids | Relative characteristics | Source or references |
| Strains | ||
| E. coli SM10(λ pir) | Donor strain for conjugation | Xiong et al. 14 |
| HLHK9 | Patient isolate, Cef+, Sm+ | Xiong et al. 15 |
| HLHK9ΔampC | HLHK9 derivative with ampC deletion | This study |
| Plasmid | ||
| pCVD442 | Suicide plasmid; R6K ori mob RP4 bla sacB | Xiong et al. 15 |
