Fig. S1. Restoration of the structural tonB gene expression and cytotoxicity in the TonB-complemented strains. Fig. S2. Growth of V. vulnificus in high-glucose DMEM. Fig. S3. Significantly prolonged survival of the tonB123 mutant-administered mice at the indicated infection dosages. Fig. S4. Growth of V. vulnificus strains under in vitro and in vivo conditions. Fig. S5. Effect of the TonB mutations on motility. Fig. S6. Restoration of flagellin gene expression in the TonB-complemented strains. Fig. S7. Transcription of rtxA1 in V. vulnificus strains cultured in 2.5% NaCl HI broth. Table S1. Primers used in the tonB deletion mutant constructions. Table S2. Primers used in this study. Table S3. Predicted Fur boxes in the promoter regions of the six flagellin genes by sequence alignment.
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