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. 2007 Jun 11;75(9):4190–4198. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00117-07

TABLE 1.

Increase in sensitivities of mutants to complement-mediated killing by human serum

Mutant examined Increase in serum sensitivity compared witha:
MC58 (50%) MC58ΔsiaD (3%) MC58ΔsiaDΔlst (3%) MC58ΔsiaC (3%)
MC58ΔlctP +++
MC58ΔsiaD +++
MC58ΔsiaDΔlst +++
MC58ΔsiaC +++
MC58ΔsiaDΔlctP ++
MC58ΔsiaDΔlstΔlctP +/−
MC58ΔsiaCΔlctP +/−
a

The concentrations of serum used in the assays are shown in parentheses. +++, >75%; ++, >50%; +/−, insignificant.