Table 1.
List of the bacterial and fungal strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Strain/Plasmid | Relevant characteristics | Source |
|---|---|---|
| R. solanacearum | ||
| EP1 | Wild type, Rifr | Li et al. (2016); CFBP8480 |
| ΔphcA | phcA deletion mutant of EP1 (Rifr) | This study |
| ΔphcA(phcA) | ΔphcA + phcA (Kmr, Rifr) | This study |
| ΔphcR ΔphcR(phcR) |
phcR deletion mutant of EP1 (Rifr) ΔphcR + phcR (Kmr, Rifr) |
This study This study |
| Fungus | ||
| FOC4 | F. oxysporum f. cubense | Li et al. (2014) |
| Plasmids | ||
| pK18mobsacB | Kmr, suicide, and narrow-broad-host vector | Schäfer et al. (1994) |
| pBBR1MCS2 | Kmr, broad-host-range cloning vector | Kovach et al. (1995) |
| pRK2013 | Kmr | Ditta et al. (1980) |
| pET-32a-phcA | pET-32a carries the phcA coding region, Ampr | This study |
| pET-32a-phcR | pET32a carries the phcR coding region, Ampr | This study |