Table 2. Helicobacter pylori strains used in this work.
| Name | Strain number | Description | Plasmid | Resistance | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26695 | JR34 (H5) | Wild type 26695 strain, Institut Pasteur collection, CIP106780 | none | - | (Tomb et al., 1997) |
| 26695 rpsLK43R | H158 | rpsL gene mutated on the Lys at position 43 to Arg (K43R) | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 ΔaapA3/IsoA3 | H204 | ΔaapA3/IsoA3::rpsLCj-erm/rpsLK43R | none | ErmR | This study |
| 26695 Complemented aapA3/IsoA3 | H170 | ΔaapA3/IsoA3 + aapA3/IsoA3 (CA3) | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 start | H171 | aapA3 start codon mutated to ATT by the single point mutation G54T | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 ΔT109 | H172 | aapA3 carrying a −1 frameshift mutation (deletion of T at position 109) generating a 23 amino acids-long peptide | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 start/pIsoA3* | H173 | aapA3 G54T and IsoA3 promoter inactivated by the double point mutation A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 G43A/pIsoA3* | H247 | aapA3 SD inactivated by the G43A mutation and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 T107C/pIsoA3* | H278 | aapA3 ORF suppressor T107C (Phe 19 Ser) and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 A28C/pIsoA3* | H224 | aapA3 A28C suppressor mutation and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 A40T/pIsoA3* | H225 | aapA3 A40T and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 A33T/A40 T/G54T/ pIsoA3* | H257 | aapA3 A40T/A33T/G54T and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 T78C/pIsoA3* | H240 | aapA3 T78C and IsoA3 promoter A87C/A90G | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3 T78C | H226 | aapA3 T78C with wild-type IsoA3 expression | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3-60_WT | H321 | Nt 1–60 of aapA3 fused to repG* | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3-60_A40T | H322 | Nt 1–60 of aapA3 carrying the A40T mutation fused to repG* | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3-90_WT | H324 | Nt 1–90 of aapA3 fused to repG* | none | StrR | This study |
| 26695 aapA3-90_T78C | H325 | Nt 1–90 of aapA3 carrying the T78C mutation fused to repG* | none | StrR | This study |
*Nucleotide positions are indicated relative to the AapA3 transcriptional start site (TSS, +1).