TABLE 2.
M. catarrhalis strains used in this study
| Strain | Description | Source and/or reference |
|---|---|---|
| M. catarrhalis strains | ||
| 3P3B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) (1) |
| 5P26B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| 7P94B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| 18P6B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| 12P80B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| 51P9B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) (1, 22) |
| HF-006 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) (7) |
| HF-039 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| HF-165 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| HF-218 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| HF-2246 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) |
| 7169 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate; LOS type B strain | Howard Faden (Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.) (6, 9, 18, 19) |
| 2951 | Nasopharyngeal isolate; LOS type A strain | Mike Apicella (Iowa City, Iowa) (32) |
| 27335 | Unknown origin isolate from Paris, France | Mark Achtman (Max-Planck Institute, Germany) |
| 035E | Middle-ear fluid isolate | Eric Hansen (Dallas, Tex.) (10) |
| ATCC 25238 | LOS serotype A control strain | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (4) |
| ATCC 43617 | Transtracheal aspirate | ATCC (30) |
| CCUG 3292 | LOS serotype B control strain | Culture Collection, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden (CCUG) (5) |
| CCUG 26391 | LOS serotype C strain | CCUG (14) |
| RS10 | LOS serotype C control strain | Motiur Rahman (3) |
| Non-M. catarrhalis strains | ||
| Acinetobacter baumanni strain 19606 | ATCC | |
| Moraxella bovis strain 10900 | ATCC | |
| Moraxella caviae strain 14659 | ATCC | |
| Moraxella nonliquefaciens strain 17593 | ATCC | |
| Moraxella osloensis strain 15276 | ATCC | |
| Neisseria cinerea strain 658 | Dave Dyer (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae (two strains) strain GC6 and GC10 | Dave Dyer (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | |
| Neisseria meningitidis strain 121 | Dave Dyer (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | |
| Haemophilus ducreyi (two strains) strains 35000 and CIP542 | 2 | |
| Haemophilus influenzae (two strains) strains 7502 and 2019 | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) | |
| Haemophilus parainfluenzae strain 9P20 | Timothy Murphy (VA Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y.) | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae strain 94-339-0352 | Thomas Russo (Buffalo, N.Y.) | |
| Enterobacter aerogenes strain 94-347-0274 | Thomas Russo (Buffalo, N.Y.) | |
| Escherichia coli (two strains) strain CP9 and XL-1 Blue | Thomas Russo (Buffalo, N.Y.) (27) and Stratagene (La Jolla, Calif.) | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain 94-343-0448 | Thomas Russo (Buffalo, N.Y.) | |
| Proteus mirabilis strain 94-341-0610 | Thomas Russo (Buffalo, N.Y.) |