Self-Conjugation of the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Adherence Factor Plasmid of Four Typical EPEC Isolates

Table 1

Strains used in this study.

Strain	Features	Source
tEPEC
D0131	Wild-type tEPEC strain	[33]
D3152	Wild-type tEPEC strain	[33]
D3048	Wild-type tEPEC strain	[33]
D3129	Wild-type tEPEC strain	[33]
aEPEC
D3319	Wild-type aEPEC strain	[33]
D3264	Wild-type aEPEC strain,	[33]
Laboratory
DH5α	Laboratory strain,	[37]
Donors
D0131 pD0131::km	D0131/pEAF::km derivative	This study
D3152 pD3152::km	D3152/pEAF::km derivative	This study
D3048 pD3048::km	D3048/pEAF::km derivative	This study
D3129 pD3129::km	D3129/pEAF::km derivative	This study
Recipients
D3319RN	D3319 spontaneous and derivative	This study
D3264RN	D3264 spontaneous derivative	This study
DH5αRN	DH5α spontaneous derivative	This study