TABLE 3.
MrkA expands coverage to Klebsiella strains expressing non-vaccine OPS types
| Strain ID | Country of origin | O type | Bacterial agglutination | Bacterial binding flow cytometry |
MrkA gene presence (PCR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70721 | USA | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | No | No | No |
| GN05275 | USA | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NUH5575 | Japan | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 170241 | USA | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 60111 | USA | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5205 | South Africa | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7075 | South Africa | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7069 | South Africa | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 11818/3 | Mali | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | No | No | No |
| 9536/15 | Mali | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12287/3 | Mali | Not (O1, O2, O3, O5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| KP1015 | Denmark | O4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NUH5218 | Japan | O4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EC1793 | Singapore | O4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |