Table 1 Bacterial strains and plasmid used in this study
Strain or plasmid | Relevant characteristics | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||
 STL43 | Wild type (O1:K1) | Yeh et al. [13] |
 STL43Δwzy | K-deficient mutant of STL43 | Yeh et al. [13] |
 STL43ΔwbbO | O-deficient mutant of STL43 | Yeh et al. [13] |
 TSGH69 | Wild type (O1:K2) | This study |
 TSGH69Δwzy | K-deficient mutant of TSGH69 | This study |
 TSGH69ΔwbbO | O-deficient mutant of TSGH69 | This study |
 VGH825 | Wild type (O1:K32) | This study |
Escherichia coli | ||
 E. coli S17-1λpir | Conjugation donor | Biomedal |
Plasmid | ||
 pUT-kmy | Suicide vector for insertional mutagenesis | Yeh et al. [13] |