Strains/plasmids | Description | References |
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Strains | ||
 Χ232 | E. coli Δasd strain, used for cloning of genes into asd+ plasmid | [28] |
 JOL394 | Salmonella Gallinarum wild-type challenge strain | [28] |
 JOL967 | ∆lon, ∆cpxR and ∆asd mutant of S. Gallinarum | [28] |
 JOL916 | ∆lon, ∆cpxR mutant of S. Gallinarum | [28] |
 JOL2068 | JOL967 with pJHL65 empty plasmid | [44] |
 JOL2074 | JOL967 with pJHL65-M2eCD40L plasmid | This study |
 JOL2076 | JOL967 with pJHL65 plus pcDNA-M2eCD40L | This study |
Plasmids | ||
 pJHL65 | An asd+ vector, pBR ori, β-lactamase signal sequence-based periplasmic secretion plasmid, 6xHis, high copy number | [21] |
 pcDNA3.1+ | Mammalian expression vector, CMV promoter, high copy number | (Invitrogen, USA) |
 pET-32a | IPTG-inducible expression vector; Kanamycin resistant | (Novagen, USA) |
 pET32a-M2eCD40L | M2e-CD40L gene in pET32a vector | This study |