Table 1 List of bacterial strains used in this study
Strain | Relevant characteristic(s)a | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
B. pseudomallei | ||
KHW | B. pseudomallei wildtype strain | [40] |
ΔT3SS1 | T3SS1 cluster was replaced with tetracycline resistance gene, Tcr | [40] |
ΔT3SS2 | T3SS2 cluster was replaced with tetracycline resistance gene, Tcr | [40] |
ΔT3SS3 | T3SS3 cluster was replaced with zeocin gene, Zeor | [40] |
ΔbsaM | bsaM orf was deleted | This study |
ΔbopA | bopA orf was replaced with zeocin resistance gene, Zeor | This study |
ΔbopC | bopC orf was replaced with zeocin resistance gene, Zeor | This study |
ΔbopE | bopE orf was deleted | This study |
ΔbopACE | bopA and bopE orfs were deleted, bopC orf was replaced with zeocin resistance gene, Zeor | This study |
B. thailandensis | ||
E264 | B. thailandensis wildtype strain | [41] |
ΔbsaS | bsaS orf was deleted | [24] |
ΔbsaM | bsaM orf was deleted | This study |