Research Article

Contribution of the Infection-Associated Complement Regulator-Acquiring Surface Protein 4 (ErpC) to Complement Resistance of Borrelia burgdorferi

Table 1

Oligonucleotides used in this study.

OligonucleotideSequence (5′–3′) Use in this work

ErpC 5nc(+)GTTGTATGTGTTTTGAAGCTTTTAGTAATGAGCAGGGCCloning in pKFSS1 and amplification of erpC
HindIII
ErpC 3nc(−)CGATCTCTCCTGTATTTTAAGCTTCTATTTTAAATTTTTCTTAAGCloning in pKFSS1 and amplification of of erpC
HindIII
aadA + NdeICATATGAGGGAAGCGGTGATCAmplification of aadA gene
aadR + AatIIGACGTCATTATTTGCCGACTACCAmplification of aadA gene
Fla6AACACACCAGCATCGCTTTCAGGGTCTAmplification of flaB gene
Fla7TATAGATTCAAGTCTATTTTGGAAAGCACCTAAmplification of flaB gene

Sequences of specific restriction endonuclease recognition sites are underlined.