TABLE 1.

Strains evaluated in the present study

Species and isolate no.	Strain	Geographical site, yr of isolation or typea	Reference or sourceb
H. ducreyi
8	HD 105	VDRL, Atlanta, Ga. 1962	26
18	NOHD	New Orleans, La., 1989-1992	26
23	NOHD	New Orleans, La., 1989-1992	26
26	NOHD	New Orleans, La., 1989-1992	26
32	NOHD	New Orleans, La., 1989-1992	26
34	HMC49	Jackson, Miss., 1994 or 1995	26
48	HMC47	Seattle, Wash., 1995	26
49	HMC86	Seattle, Wash., 1992	26
50	HMC87	Seattle, Wash., 1995	26
52	HMC89	Seattle, Wash., 1992	26
53	LA225	Los Angeles, Calif., 1982	26
54	LA228R	Los Angeles, Calif., 1982	26
56	V 180	Rwanda, 1991	26
60	HMC39	England, 1982	26
62	HMC54	Dominican Republic, 1995	26
64	HMC56	Dominican Republic, 1995	26
65	HMC91	Raleigh, N.C., 1996	26
68	HMC90	Florida, 1989	26
71	HMC65	Kenya, 1984	26
73	CH2	Thailand, 1985	26
77	CH5	Thailand, 1985	26
81	ML067	Kenya, 1985	26
88	6V	Atlanta, Ga.	26
112	HD342	CDC	26
H. influenzae
	1861	Type A	Peter Gilligan
		Type B	Peter Gilligan
	1094	Type C	Peter Gilligan
	15992	Untypeable	Peter Gilligan
	12575	Untypeable	Peter Gilligan
	15504	Untypeable	Peter Gilligan
	15993	Untypeable	Peter Gilligan
	15991	Untypeable	Peter Gilligan
	597	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
	756	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
	799	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
	1595	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
	1610	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
	6351	Type IV genital strain	Tim Murphy
S. aureus	ATCC 25923		Peter Gilligan
E. coli	ATCC 29522		Peter Gilligan
N. gonorrhoeae
	FA1090		P. Fred Sparling
	FA19		P. Fred Sparling
E. faecalis	ATCC 29212		Peter Gilligan
K. pneumoniae	ATCC 13883		Peter Gilligan
E. aerogenes	ATCC 13048		Peter Gilligan
B. fragilis	ATCC 25283		Peter Gilligan

^aVDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

^bPeter Gilligan, University of North Carolina; Tim Murphy, Buffalo, N.Y.; P. Fred Sparling, University of North Carolina.