Table 2.
Strains of C. trachomatis used in the study.
| Strain | Origin | Site | Serotype | Genome accession or [ref] | Plasmid | Plasmid size (bp) | Plasmid accession |
| A/HAR-13 | Saudi Arabia | conjunctiva | A | EMBL:CP000051 | pCTA | 7,510 | EMBL:CP000052 |
| Jali20 | The Gambia | ocular | B | EMBL:FM872307 | pJALI | 7,506 | EMBL:FM865438 |
| B/TZ1A828/OT | Tanzania | ocular | B | EMBL:FM872308 | pCTB | 7,502 | EMBL:FM865437 |
| D/UW-3/CX | USA | cervix | D | EMBL:AE001273 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| G0/86 | Italy | urethritis | D | [13] | pCHL1 | 7,502 | Genbank:NC_001372 |
| Sweden2 | Sweden | male urethra | E | N/A | pSW2 | 7,169 | EMBL:FM865439 |
| Sweden3 | Sweden | cervix | E | N/A | pSW3 | 7,502 | EMBL:FM865440 |
| Sweden4 | Sweden | cervix | F | N/A | pSW4 | 7,493 | EMBL:FM865440 |
| Sweden5 | Sweden | cervix | F | N/A | pSW5 | 7,471 | EMBL:FM865442 |
| L1/440/LN | USA | lymph node | L1 | [4] | pLGV440 | 7,500 | EMBL:X06707 |
| L2/434/BU | USA | bubo | L2 | EMBL:AM884176 | pL2 | 7,499 | EMBL:X07547 |
| L2b/UCH-1 | England | proctitis | L2b | EMBL:AM884177 | pUCH-1 | 7,500 | EMBL:AM886279 |
N/A – data not available.