TABLE 2.

Estimation of serum IgGs, MBL, anti-WTA-IgGs, MBL binding, and C4 deposition of adult and infant sera on S. aureus parent and ΔtagO mutant cells

SerumAdult(A) Infant(I)	Age, year(y) month(m)/gender, male(M) female(F)	IgG levels	MBL levels	Anti-WTA-IgGs A450x dilution factor	20% Serum				2% Serum
					Parent		ΔtagO		Parent		ΔtagO
					Bound MBL	Bound C4	Bound MBL	Bound C4	Bound MBL	Bound C4	Bound MBL	Bound C4
		mg/ml	μg/ml		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
A-1	17y/F	15.60	5.38	808.25	7.41	98.21	8.74	98.46	65.95	93.82	6.24	4.77
A-2	82y/M	16.10	4.70	645.25	4.37	99.25	7.66	98.91	96.24	77.05	9.37	3.27
A-3	25y/F	14.90	4.61	955.75	4.34	97.92	6.50	96.50	82.22	85.77	5.55	4.34
A-4	26y/F	13.00	<0.01	1225.80	4.01	94.03	3.24	97.72	5.76	82.37	7.09	2.47
A-5	50y/F	9.38	<0.01	1185.00	11.10	93.37	5.44	98.37	12.58	61.78	6.61	3.07
A-6	49y/F	12.20	<0.01	1448.00	2.67	98.30	8.75	92.51	7.53	88.91	5.49	2.51
I-1	6m/M	4.62	6.49	49.75	99.46	99.04	8.90	61.44	92.83	86.47	3.83	2.33
I-2	5m/M	3.54	6.24	72.00	99.65	99.16	10.45	95.11	90.35	87.09	8.74	2.70
I-3	9m/F	5.28	4.70	64.00	99.82	96.49	6.01	29.05	62.18	93.09	3.57	2.54
I-4	4m/M	3.99	<0.01	93.75	5.79	99.78	6.12	60.70	3.10	8.01	11.45	0.97
I-5	5m/F	6.36	<0.01	69.50	3.36	99.31	6.85	43.30	4.03	3.52	5.39	2.42
I-6	4m/F	3.50	<0.01	98.25	2.37	99.16	8.39	53.55	3.01	5.99	6.01	2.02