Table 1 Plasmids used in this study

pEXT21

low copy number E. coli vector

[25]

pILL2318

H. pylori ssrA^WTcloned into pEXT21

This study

pILL2150

high copy number H. pylori/E. coli shuttle vector

[24]

pILL2334

E. coli ssrA^WTcloned into pILL2150

This study

pILL786

hp1444 encoding Hp-SmpB cloned into pILL2150

This study

pILL788

H. pylori ssrA^WTcloned into pILL2150

[10]

pILL791

H. pylori ssrA^DDcloned into pILL2150

[10]

pILL792

H. pylori ssrA^resumecloned into pILL2150

[10]

pILL793

H. pylori ssrA^wobblecloned into pILL2150

[10]

pILL794

H. pylori ssrA^SmpBcloned into pILL2150

[10]

pILL2328

H. pylori ssrA^STOPcloned into pILL2150

[10]