Strains/plasmid

Purpose(s)

M. avium 104

Wild-type strain. Host for prophage gene amplification.

M. smegmatis mc2 155

Wild-type strain used as a host for M. avium prophage gene expression. Baseline control for all performed experiments.

pFJS3

Promoterless pMV261; Used for prophage gene construction.

E. coli DH5B

Host for plasmid manipulation and propagation.