TABLE 2.
Bacterial strains used in the present study
| Strain | Descriptiona |
|---|---|
| H. pylori TK1029 | Used for PCR amplification of H. pylori HSP60 or the part of the gene encoding this molecule |
| E. coli pop2136 | Parent strain for transformation |
| HY3 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R13 |
| HY4 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R2 |
| HY5 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R4 |
| HY6 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R6 |
| HY7 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R8 |
| HY8 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R10 |
| HY9 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF0R12 |
| HY10 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF4R10 |
| HY11 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF4R12 |
| HY12 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF5R8 |
| HY13 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF6R13 |
| HY14 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF10R13 |
| HY15 | Pop2136 harboring pEXF11R13 |
| PEX | Pop2136 harboring protein expression vector pEX |
a
Protein expression plasmids (pEX plasmids) contain PCR products (Table 1) cloned into the EcoRI cloning site.