primers used in this study are listed in
from P. stutzeri,22 (link)P. aeruginosa,27 (link) and K. pneumoniae(28 (link)) were tried. The ptxD genes were expressed based on the pXMJ19 plasmid under the Peftu promoter. The Peftu promoter were
amplified from the pJYS3_crtYf plasmid using primers
*Peftu-F/*Peftu-R. The ptxDPst, ptxDPae, and ptxDKpn gene fragments (with
sequences homologous to plasmid pXMJ19) were codon-optimized and synthesized
by Nanjing Tsingke Biological Technology Co., Ltd. The Peftu promoter and each of the ptxD genes were ligated
into BamHI-linearized pXMJ19 plasmid, generating recombinant plasmid
pXMJ19*ptxDPst, pXMJ19*ptxDPae, and pXMJ19*ptxDKpn, respectively. The ligation
was accomplished through homologous recombination using the ClonExpress
Ultra One Step Cloning Kit (Vazyme) according to the manufacturer’s
protocol.