Pinewood nematode-associated bacteria contribute to oxidative stress resistance of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

BMC Microbiology

Table 1 Bacterial strains and isolates used in this study

Bacteria used in this study	Genotype or Phenotype	Source or Reference
Serratia spp. LCN-4 (100% Max. Identity: S. proteamaculans)	Amp^R; Ery^R	Bacterium associated with long lab culturing PWN. [8, 45]
Serratia spp. LCN-16 (100% Max. Identity: S. proteamaculans)	Amp^R; Ery^R	Bacterium associated with PWN freshly isolated from wilting tree. [8, 45]
Serratia spp. PWN-146 (99% Max. Identity: S. marcescens)	Amp^R; Ery^R; Km^R;Tet^R; Rif^R
Escherichia coli OP50		WormBase http://www.wormbase.org
mini – TN7 tagging system
Escherichia coli S17::λpir (deliver)	pBK-miniTN7-gfp²; Gm^R; Km^R	[46–48]
Escherichia coli SM10::λpir (helper)	pUX-BF13, Amp^R	[47]

R – resistance; Amp – ampicillin; Ery – erytromycin; Km – kanamycin; Tet – tetracyclin; Gm – gentamycin; Rif – rifampycin.

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