Table 1  Strain descriptions.
No.   Strain   Description and characteristics   References
1  PAO1  Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type  DSMZ 22644
2  Boston  Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type  ATCC 27853
3  PA14  Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type  DSMZ 19882
4  PA7  Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type  DSMZ 24068
5  CF1.1  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
6  CF1.2  CF patient isolate, clonally related to 5  (6, 40)
7  CF2.1  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
8  CF2.2  CF patient isolate, clonally related to 7  (6, 40)
9  CF3.1  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
10  CF3.2  CF patient isolate, clonally related to 9  (6, 40)
11  CF4.1  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
12  CF4.2  CF patient isolate, clonally related to 11  (6, 40)
13  CF1  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
14  CF1ΔlasR  CF1 lasR deletion mutant  (6, 40)
15  CF2  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
16  CF2ΔlasR  CF2 lasR deletion mutant  (6, 40)
17  CF3  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
18  CF3ΔlasR  CF3 lasR deletion mutant  (6, 40)
19  CF4  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
20  CF4ΔlasR  CF4 lasR deletion mutant  (6, 40)
21  CF5  CF patient isolate  (6, 40)
22  CF5ΔlasR  CF5 lasR deletion mutant  (6, 40)
23  PA14  Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type parental strain of 24, 25, 26, 27  (43, 67)
24  PA14ΔAprA  PA14 transposon insertion mutant, ID23768  (43, 68)
25  PA14ΔLasA  PA14 transposon insertion mutant, ID35267  (43, 68)
26  PA14ΔLasB  PA14 transposon insertion mutant, ID31938  (43, 68)
27  PA14ΔPrpL  PA14 transposon insertion mutant, ID37740  (43, 68)