TABLE 1.
Strain | State where isolated | Yr isolated | Occupation of patient | Capsule expression | PCR for pBC218 genesa | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G9241 | LA | 1994 | Welder | + | + | 9 |
G9898 | LA | 1996 | Welder | + | + | 12 |
03BB87 | TX | 2003 | Muller | + | + | 8 |
03BB102 | TX | 2003 | Welder | + | − | 8 |
PCR was performed to detect the putative capsule biosynthesis genes, polysaccharide polymerase and polysaccharide translocase.