Table 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
| Description | Source or reference | |
|---|---|---|
| Strains | ||
| R. anatipestifer YM | R. anatipestifer wild-type strain (serotype 1) | Lab collection |
| R. anatipestifer ATCC 11845 | Standard strain of R. anatipestifer | Purchased at Guangzhou Microbial Preservation Center |
| phage RAP44 | R. anatipestifer bacteriophage RAP44 | NC_019490.1 |
| E.coli X7213 | Thi-1 thr-1 leuB6 glnV44 fhuA21 lacY1 recA1 RP4-2-Tc::Mu λpir ΔasdA4 Δzhf-2::Tn10 |
Lab collection |
| Plasmids | ||
| pRE112 | Suicide vector, sacB mobRP4 R6K ori CmR. | Life Technology |
| pRE112-Spec-int | pRE112- RAint vector with SpecR. | This study |