TABLE 1.

M. xanthus strains used in this study

Strain	Description	Reference
DK1622	Wild type	20
DK1253	tgl-1	19
DK1300	sglG1	19
DK3470	dsp-1693 Tn5ΩDK1407	30
LS300	dsp-2105 Tn5-132ΩDK1407	30
SW501	difE::Kanr	43
SW504	ΔdifA	43
SW505	difA::Tn5–kan-903Ω101	43