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. 2014 Mar 12;9(3):e91523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091523

Table 1. Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.

Strain Description Source
DH5α F Φ80lacZΔM15 Δ (lacZYA-argF) U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17 (rK, mK+) phoA supE44 λ– thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 Lab collection
BL21(DE3) F ompT hsdSB(rB, mB) gal dcm (DE3) NEB
86-028NP Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strain isolated from the nasopharynx of a child being treated for chronic otitis media [14]
ΔtoxAvapA Strain 86-028NP with the toxAvapA locus deleted. This work
Plasmid Description Source
pET24b Bacterial vector for expressing polyhistidine-tagged proteins Novagen
pBluescript SK+ Bacterial cloning vector Lab collection
pDD849 pBluescript SK+ with the 5′ arm of the toxAvapA plasmid. This work
pDD851 pDD849 with the 3′ arm of the toxAvapA plasmid. This work
pDD857 pDD851 with the spectinomycin resistance cassette. This work
pDD912 pET24b with the toxAvapA locus for protein expression. This work