TABLE 1.
Streptococcal strains used in this study
| Strain | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| S. oralis 10557 | ATCC 10557, human subacute bacterial endocarditis isolate (36), type 3G RPS (5) | Ref. 37 |
| S. oralis TC1 | S. oralis 10557 containing ermAM in place of wefK, RPS+b | This study |
| S. oralis TC2 | S. oralis 10557 containing ermAM in place of the truncated wzy and wzy, RPS−b | This study |
| S. oralis TC3 | S. oralis TC2 containing wzy of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii 38 | type 2Gn RPS (9,13) | Ref. 37 |
| S. gordonii GC16 | S. gordonii 38 containing wefF and wefG of S. oralis J22 in place of wefC and wefD, type 2G RPS | Ref. 17 |
| S. gordonii GC25 | S. gordonii GC16 containing ermAM in place of wefA and wefB, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC27 | S. gordonii GC25 containing wefA of S. gordonii 38 in place of ermAM, type 1G RPS | This study |
| S. gordonii GC30 | S. gordonii GC27 containing ermAM in place of wefA, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC32 | S. gordonii GC30 containing wefI of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC21 | S. gordonii 38 containing ermAM in place of wefA, RPS− | Ref. 18 |
| S. gordonii GC51 | S. gordonii GC21 containing wefI of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii GC31 | S. gordonii GC27 containing ermAM in place of wzy, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC39 | S. gordonii GC31 containing wzy of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii GC29 | S. gordonii GC27 containing ermAM in place of wzx, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC38 | S. gordonii GC29 containing wzx of S. gordonii 38 and wefK of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii GC34 | S. gordonii GC32 containing ermAM in place of wzy, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC35 | S. gordonii GC34 containing wzy of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii GC36 | S. gordonii GC35 containing ermAM in place of wzx, RPS− | This study |
| S. gordonii GC37 | S. gordonii GC36 containing wzx of S. gordonii 38 and wefK of S. oralis 10557 in place of ermAM, type 3G RPS | This study |
| S. oralis J22 | Wild type strain, type 2G RPS (4,17) | Ref. 37 |
| S. oralis MC10 | S. oralis J22 containing spc in place of wefF, RPS− | This study |
| S. oralis MC11 | S. oralis MC10 containing ermAM linked to wefJ of S. oralis 10557 in place of spc, type 1G RPS | This study |
| S. oralis MC12 | S. oralis J22 containing ermAM linked to wefJ of S. oralis 10557 between wefF and wefG, RPS+ | This study |
| S. gordonii SK120 | PB179, human oral isolate (38), type 3G RPS (8) | Ref. 39 |
| S. oralis SK23 | PB182, human oral isolate (38), type 3G RPS (8) | Ref. 39 |
| S. oralis H127a | Human periodontal pocket (32), type 3G RPS (8) | Ref. 37 |
| S. oralis 4477 | Human (infant) oral isolate, type 3G RPS (C. A. Bush, unpublished) | M. Cole |
a
S. mitis H127 (8) has been reclassified as S. oralis (M. Kilian, personal communication).
b
RPS+ or RPS− indicates that cell surface RPS was either detectable or not detectable, respectively, by dot immunoblotting with RPS-specific IgG.