TABLE 1.
Strains used in this study
| Strain | Description | Source or reference(s)a |
|---|---|---|
| M. catarrhalis strains | ||
| 7169 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | 26, 28 |
| 7169mchB | mchB isogenic mutant of strain 7169 | This study |
| 7169mchB-R | 7169mchB wild-type revertant | This study |
| 7169mchA1A2B | mchA1-mchA2-mchB isogenic mutant of strain 7169 | This study |
| 43617 | Transtracheal aspirate isolate | ATCC |
| O12E | Middle-ear fluid isolate | 17 |
| O35E | Middle-ear fluid isolate | 17 |
| 7966 | Isolate from Australia | Mark Achtman |
| 7315 | Isolate from France | Mark Achtman |
| 7477 | Isolate from Japan | Mark Achtman |
| 7984 | Isolate from Australia | Mark Achtman |
| 10059 | Isolate from Angola | Mark Achtman |
| 3P8B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| 5P26B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| 7P94B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| 39P10 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| 74P10B1 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| 103P14 | Adult COPD sputum isolate | Timothy Murphy |
| HF-006 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden |
| HF-084 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden |
| HF-165 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden |
| HF-297 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden |
| HF-3615 | Pediatric middle-ear isolate | Howard Faden |
| Other Moraxella strains | ||
| M. cuniculi 14688 | ATCC | |
| M. caviae 14659 | ATCC | |
| M. nonliquefaciens 17953 | ATCC | |
| M. osloensis 15276 | ATCC | |
| M. bovis 10900 | ATCC | |
| Non-Moraxella strains | ||
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae GC1 | Dave Dyer | |
| H. influenzae 7891 | Timothy Murphy | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 94-343-0448 | Thomas Russo | |
| H. ducreyi 35000HP | 2 | |
| P. mirabilis 94-341-0610 | Thomas Russo |
a
The affiliations of the providers of the strains listed here are as follows: Mark Achtman, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany; Timothy Murphy, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Buffalo, NY; Howard Faden, Women's and Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY; Dave Dyer, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City; and Thomas Russo, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Buffalo, NY. ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.