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. 2010 Sep 20;78(12):5262–5270. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00740-10

TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains used in this study

Strain Serotype MLST Capsule genes (source/target) Reference and/or sourcea
Isogenic capsule switch mutants
    TIGR4-R Rough Janus cassette 48
    TIGR4-1 1 GA07694 51
    TIGR4-2 2 GA03901 This study
    TIGR4-3 3 GA07650 This study
    TIGR4 4 Host strain 47; BAA-334, ATCC
    TIGR4-4 4 TIGR4 51
    TIGR4-5 5 501 51
    TIGR4-6B 6B NY00216 48
    TIGR4-14 14 GA02190 48
    TIGR4-19F 19F GA71 48
    TIGR4-23F 23F TN82328 51
    603-1 1 GA02290 51
    603-5 5 501 51
    603-6B 6B Host strain 27
    603-14 14 GA02190 51
    603-19F 19F GA71 51
    618-6B 6B Host strain This study
    618-14 14 GA02190 This study
    618-19F 19F GA71 This study
Donors of the capsule genes
    GA07694 1 TIGR4 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    GA02290 1 603 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    GA03901 2 TIGR4 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    GA07650 3 TIGR4 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    501 5 TIGR4, 603 51
    NY00216 6B TIGR4 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    GA02190 14 TIGR4, 603, 618 44; clinical isolate, ABC
    GA71 19F TIGR4, 603, 618 6
Clinical isolates sharing the same MLST but different serotypes
    199-19F 19F 199 13; invasive clinical isolate
    199-6B 6B 199 13; invasive clinical isolate
    156-14 14 156 13; invasive clinical isolate
    156-9V 9V 156 13; invasive clinical isolate
    156-19F 19F 156 13; invasive clinical isolate
    162-14 14 162 13; invasive clinical isolate
    162-9V 9V 162 13; invasive clinical isolate
    162-19F 19F 162 13; invasive clinical isolate
    66-23F 9V 66 13; invasive clinical isolate
    66-9V 23F 66 13; invasive clinical isolate
a

ABC, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.