TABLE 1.
Bacteria and plasmids used in this study
Bacterial strain or plasmid | Relevant genotype, phenotype, or characteristica | Source or reference |
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A. tumefaciens | ||
NT1 | Ti plasmid-cured derivative of C58, contains pAtC58 | 54 |
C58C1RS | Ti plasmid-cured derivative of C58; Rifr Strr; contains pAtC58 | 49 |
C58C1EC | Ti plasmid-cured derivative of C58; Eryr Chlr; contains pAtC58 | 32 |
UIA5 | Ti plasmid-cured derivative of GMI9017; Rifr Strr; lacks pAtC58 | 11, 42 |
NT1(pZLR4) | AAI bioindicator strain; Cbr | 9 |
E. coli | ||
DH5α | supE44 ΔlacU169 (φ80lacZΔM15) hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 | 43 |
HB101 | hsdS20 recA13 ara-14 proA2 lacY1 galK2 rpsL20 xyl-5 mtl-1 supE44 Strr | 43 |
HB101Nx | hsdS20 recA13 ara-14 proA2 lacY1 galK2 rpsL20 xyl-5 mtl-1 supE44 Strr Nalr | 2 |
HB101RifR | hsdS20 recA13 ara-14 proA2 lacY1 galK2 rpsL20 xyl-5 mtl-1 supE44 Strr Rifr | 11 |
S17-1 | pro (r− m+) Mob+ Ampr Chlr Tmpr Strr | 19 |
Plasmids | ||
pTiC58ΔaccR | accR deletion mutant of pTiC58; Tracaccc | 11 |
pDCKI41 | traG::Tn3HoHo1 insertion mutant of pTiC58ΔaccR; Tra− | 19 |
pJB3 | IncP1 cloning vector; Mob+ Apr Cbr | 5 |
pRK415 | IncP1 cloning vector; Mob+ Tcr | 27 |
pDSK519 | IncQ cloning vector; Mob+ Kmr | 27 |
pMMB67HE | IncQ cloning vector; Mob+ Apr Cbr | 22 |
pVK225 | Cosmid clone of virCDE region from pTiA6NC | 26 |
pDB126 | Tra1 core region and Tra2 region of RP4 cloned in ColD vector; Tra+ Cmr | 2 |
pDB127 | traG deletion mutant of pDB126; Tra− Cmr | 2 |
pBS141 | traG of RP4 cloned in pMMB67HE; IncQ Apr Cbr | 2 |
pBS141K187T | K187→T mutant of traG in pBS141; IncQ Apr Cbr | 2 |
pBS141K209T | K209→T mutant of traG in pBS141; IncQ Apr Cbr | |
pBS141E211Q | E211→Q mutant of traG in pBS141; IncQ Apr Cbr | 2 |
pBS141D449N | D449→N mutant of traG in pBS141; IncQ Apr Cbr | 2 |
pBS141K456T | K456→T mutant of traG in pBS141; IncQ Apr Cbr | 2 |
pDCE20 | traCDG operon of pTiC58 cloned in pRK415; IncP1 Tcr | 19 |
pHL142 | virD4 of pTiA6NC cloned in pDSK519; IncQ Kmr | This study |
pPLtrb | traI/trb region of pTiC58 cloned in pJB3; IncP1 Apr Cbr | This study |
pPLtrb-DB | Tra1 core region of RP4 cloned into pPLtrb; IncP1 Apr Cbr | This study |
pZLQR | traR of pTiC58 cloned in pBBR1MCS2; Inc? Kmr | 34 |
pZLQRF | traF of pTiC58 cloned into pZLQR; Inc? Kmr | This study |
Antibiotics: Amp and Ap, ampicillin; Cb, carbenicillin; Chl and Cm, chloramphenicol; Ery, erythromycin; Km, kanamycin; Nal, nalidixic acid; Rif, rifampin; Str, streptomycin; Tc, tetracycline; Tmp, trimethoprim. Other symbols: accc, constitutive expression of acc; Inc?, unknown incompatibility group; Mob, mobilizable; Tra+, conjugation proficient; Tra−, conjugation deficient; Trac, constitutive for conjugation.