TABLE 3.
Presence of mchA1, mchA2, and mchB in strains used in this studya
| Strain | Detection of:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| mchA1 | mchA2 | mchA1 and mchA2 regions corresponding to N termini | mchB | |
| M. catarrhalis strains | ||||
| 7169 | + | + | + | + |
| 43617 | + | + | + | + |
| O12E | − | + | + | + |
| O35E | − | + | + | + |
| 7966 | − | + | + | + |
| 7315 | − | + | + | + |
| 7477 | − | − | + | + |
| 7984 | − | − | + | + |
| 10059 | + | + | + | + |
| 3P8B1 | − | − | + | + |
| 5P26B1 | + | − | + | + |
| 7P94B1 | − | + | + | + |
| 39P10 | − | + | + | + |
| 74P10B1 | − | + | + | + |
| 103P14 | − | + | + | + |
| HF-006 | − | + | + | + |
| HF-084 | − | − | + | + |
| HF-165 | + | + | + | + |
| HF-297 | − | + | + | + |
| HF-3615 | − | − | + | + |
| Other Moraxella strains | ||||
| M. cuniculi 14688 | − | − | − | − |
| M. caviae 14659 | − | − | − | − |
| M. nonliquefaciens 17953 | − | − | − | − |
| M. osloensis 15276 | − | − | − | − |
| M. bovis 10900 | − | − | − | − |
| Non-Moraxella strains | ||||
| Neisseria gonorrhea GC1 | − | − | − | − |
| H. influenzae 7891 | − | − | − | − |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 94-343-0448 | − | − | − | − |
| H. ducreyi 35000HP | − | − | − | − |
| P. mirabilis 94-341-0610 | − | − | − | − |
a
The detection of mchA1, mchA2, and mchB was performed by PCR with chromosomal DNA from a series of bacterial isolates by using gene-specific primer pairs 798-799 (mchA1), 965-966 (mchA2), 651-652 (mchA1 and mchA2 regions corresponding to N termini), and 802-803 (mchB). +, present; −, absent.