Genomic DNA extraction was carried out using the TaKaRa-MiniBEST Bacterial Genomic DNA Extraction Kit (Japan TaKaRa BIO, Dalian Company, Dalian, China). Plasmid DNA was extracted utilizing the TIANpure Midi Plasmid Kit (Tiangen Biotech Beijing Co. Ltd., Beijing, China). Construction of prophage gene deletion and complementary mutants for V. parahaemolyticus CHN25 followed a previous method outlined in our earlier studies [24 (link),25 (link)]. DNA sequencing was conducted by Sangon in China.
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