Table 1. Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| PAO1 | Widely used laboratory reference strain | Spontaneous chloramphenicol-resistant mutant of original PAO strain isolated from a wound in Melbourne, Australia 67 |
| LESB65 | Liverpool Epidemic Strain B65 | CF chronic infection isolate of a transmissible strain from United Kingdom 68 |