| Strains |
| C. burnetii
|
Nine Mile, phase I, RSA 493 |
23 |
| C. trachomatis
|
Biotype E |
American Type Culture Collection |
| E. coli DH5α |
F− φ80d lacZΔM15Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 deoR recA endA1 phoA supE44 λ−thi-1 gyrA96 relA1
|
GIBCO/BRL |
| E. coli JM109 |
F′ traD 36 proAB lacIqZ Δ M15 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 supE44 Δ(lac-proAB) |
Promega |
| E. coli XL1-MRF′ |
lac (F′ proAB lacIqZΔM15 Tn10) (Tetr ΔmcrA) 183Δ(mcrCB-hsdSMR-mrr) 173 endA1 supE44 thi-1 recA1 gyrA96 relA1
|
Stratagene |
| E. coli SOLR |
F′ proAB lacIqZΔM15 Su−(nonsupressing)lac gyrA96 relA1 thi-1 endA1 λRsbcC recB recJ umuC::Tn5(Kanr) uvrC Δ(mcrCB-hsdSMR-mmr)171 |
Stratagene |
| E. coli TOP10F′ |
F′[lacIq Tn10 (Tetr)] lacZΔM15 ΔdeoR recA1 araD 139 Δ(ara-leu)7679 galU galK rpsL endA1 nupG mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC)φ80 |
Stratagene |
| Plasmids |
| pSKII(−) |
Cloning vector Apr
|
Stratagene |
| pB1-7 |
pSKII(−) with 9-kb rpsB-tsf insert |
This work |
| pB1-7-L |
pSKII(−) with 4-kb EcoRI insert from pB1-7 |
This work |
| pB1-7-B |
pSKII(−) with 5-kb EcoRI insert from pB1-7 |
This work |
| pGEM-T |
PCR cloning vector Apr
|
Promega |
| pROS100 |
pGEM-T with 900-bp tuf insert |
This work |
| pGEX-4T-1 |
GST gene fusion vector Apr
|
Pharmacia |
| pROS101 |
pGEX4T-1 with 900-bp tuf insert |
This work |
| pROS102 |
pGEX4t-1 with 900-bp tuf insert (opposite orientation) |
This work |
| pCR2.1 |
TA cloning vector Apr
|
Invitrogen |
| pROS103 |
pCR2.1 with 1,100-bp tuf insert |
This work |