Table 2. List of plasmids used in this study.

Plasmids
Name	Relevant characteristics	Reference
pASK7_1542	pASK-iba7 expression vector carrying hp1542 ORF under control of the Tet-promotor, inserted in BsaI restriction site	This study
pET24d-Hp1542-6HC	Pet-24d expression vector carrying hp1542 ORF, fused to the sequence of a 6-His tag, under control of the T7-promotor, inserted between NcoI and XhoI restriction sites	This study
pZErO-2	Cloning vector, MCS in lacZ_ neo, Kmr	Invitrogen
pZErO-2_hp1480	pZEro-2 containing the Sequence of hp1480 for hp1480 (hp1542) deletions by vector integration through single cross-over	This study
pASK7_1542_1–339	pASK-iba7 expression vector carrying bp 1 to 339 of hp1542 ORF under control of the Tet-promotor, inserted in BsaI restriction site	This study
pASK7_1542_112–411	pASK-iba7 expression vector carrying bp 112 to 411 of hp1542 ORF under control of the Tet-promotor, inserted in BsaI restriction site	This study