TABLE 1.
Strains used in this study
| Species and strain | Serogroup | Epidemiological group | Origin | Sourcea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. meningitidis | ||||
| BF2 | B | ET-37 complex | Italy | a |
| 93/4286 | C | ET-37 complex | Norway | b |
| NGP165 | B | ET-37 complex | Norway | b |
| FAM18 | C | ET-37 complex | United States | World Wide Web |
| BZ169 | B | ET-5 complex | The Netherlands | b |
| H44/76 | B | ET-5 complex | Norway | b |
| MC58 | B | ET-5 complex | Scotland | World Wide Web |
| 205900 | A | Subgroup IV-1 | Italy | b |
| Z2491 | A | Subgroup IV-1 | The Gambia | World Wide Web |
| BL859 | B | Lineage 3 | Italy | c |
| BS845 | B | Lineage 3 | Italy | c |
| BL892 | B | Lineage 3 | France | d |
| BF9 | B | Italy | a | |
| B1940 | B | Germany | e | |
| BL947 | B | France | d | |
| NGF26 | B | Norway | b | |
| NGE31 | B | Norway | b | |
| NGH15 | B | Norway | b | |
| N. lactamica | ||||
| 21 | France | d | ||
| 411 | France | d | ||
| 4627 | France | d |
a
a, II Policlinico, Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy; b, IRIS, Chiron S.p.A, Siena, Italy; c, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; d, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; and e, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians Universität, Würzburg, Germany.