TABLE 1.
Plasmid and constructs used in this study
| Name | Relevant characteristic(s)a | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| pAZIL | Shuttle cloning vector, 7,109 bp, Emr | 28 |
| pAZIL-BH18.5 | 18,466-bp BamHI fragment from pCG1 cloned in BamHI site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pAZIL-BH3 | 3,018-bp BamHI fragment from pCG1 cloned in BamHI site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pAZIL-Bg4.27 | 4,266-bp BglII fragment from pCG1 cloned in BglII site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pAZIL-E650 | 656-bp EcoRI fragment from pCG1 cloned in EcoRI site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pAZIL-BHBc1.3 | 1,328-bp BamHI/BclI fragment from pCG1 cloned in BamHI/BclI site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pAZIL-BgBH1 | 996-bp BglII/BamHI fragment from pCG1 cloned in BglII/BamHI site of pAZIL, Emr | This work |
| pGhost9 | Emr, vector for insertional mutagenesis with a temperature-sensitive origin of replication | 31 |
| pGhost/31 | pGhost9 derivative carrying part of the orf2 gene | This work |
| pGhost/32 | pGhost9 derivative carrying part of the rfbB gene | This work |
| p-GEM-T-Easy | 3,015 bp, Ampr, PCR cloning vector | Promega |
Emr, resistance to erythromycin; Ampr, resistance to ampicillin.