Table 1. Strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description |
| NZ131 | M49 serotype isolated from a case of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis [48], [94] |
| BNL145 | NZ131 Δrgg2Δrgg3::cat; CmR |
| BNL146 | NZ131 ΔropB; unmarked |
| BNL147 | NZ131 ΔropBΔrgg2; unmarked |
| BNL148 | NZ131 with integrated pSar56 Pshp2 reporter; ErmR |
| BNL149 | JCC131 with integrated pSar56 Pshp2 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| BNL150 | JCC132 with integrated pSar56 Pshp2 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| BNL152 | JCC137 with integrated pSar56 Pshp2 reporter; ErmR |
| BNL153 | BNL145 with integrated pSar56 Pshp2 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| BNL165 | NZ131 ΔropBΔrgg3::cat; CmR |
| JCC131 | NZ131 Δrgg3::cat; CmR |
| JCC132 | NZ131 Δrgg3-shp3::cat; CmR |
| JCC133 | NZ131 Δeep; unmarked |
| JCC135 | NZ131 ΔoppD; unmarked |
| JCC137 | NZ131 Δrgg2; unmarked |
| JCC140 | NZ131 ΔeepΔrgg3::cat; CmR |
| JCC157 | NZ131 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
| JCC158 | JCC131 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| JCC159 | JCC132 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| JCC160 | JCC133 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
| JCC161 | JCC140 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| JCC163 | JCC135 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
| JCC166 | JCC137 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
| JCC167 | BNL145 with integrated pJC187 Pshp3 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| JCC168 | JCC132 with integrated pJC205 mutated Pshp3 reporter; CmR, ErmR |
| JCC174 | NZ131 with integrated pJC205 mutated Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
| JCC175 | JCC137 with integrated pJC205 mutated Pshp3 reporter; ErmR |
Cm, chloramphenicol; Erm, erythromycin.