Table 2.

V. vulnificus strains used in this study and their nab alleles

Strain name	nab1 allele	nab2 allele	Place of isolation	Source	Yr of isolation
YJ002	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Taiwan	Clinical	1993
JJ068			Taiwan	Clinical	1993
JJ072			Taiwan	Clinical	1993
JJ067		YJ016-like	Taiwan	Clinical	1993
YJ016	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Taiwan	Clinical	1993
L-180			Japan	Clinical	1980
N-87	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Japan	Clinical	1987
KH-03	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Japan	Clinical	2003
SPRC 10143	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	NKa	Clinical	NK
CMCP6	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Korea	Clinical	NK
CDC 9038-96	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Texas	Clinical	1996
CDC 9062-96	CMCP6-like	YJ016-like	Louisiana	Clinical	1996
CDC 9005-97		YJ016-like	Louisiana	Clinical	1997
CDC 9030-95	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Florida	Clinical	1995
313-98			Israel	Clinical	1998
11028			Israel	Clinical	NK
CIP 81.90	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	France	Clinical	1980
LSU 1866		YJ016-like	NK	Clinical	NK
M06	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	United States	Clinical	NK
M06-24/O	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	California	Clinical	NK
6353/O	YJ016-like		Maryland	Clinical	NK
85A667/O		YJ016-like	California	Clinical	NK
K2637	CMCP6-like		Louisiana	Clinical	2005
K2667	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Louisiana	Clinical	2005
K2719	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Louisiana	Clinical	2005
C-7184			United States	Clinical	NK
IFVv8			Florida	Clinical	NK
CG27	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Taiwan	Oyster	1993
98-640 DP-B9	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Louisiana	Oyster	1998
99-609 DP-A4	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Oregon	Oyster	1999
99-779 DP-D2		YJ016-like	Louisiana	Oyster	1999
99-509 DP-A6	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Texas	Oyster	1999
99-540 DP-B6	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Texas	Oyster	1998
300-1C1	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	NK	Oyster	NK
JY1701		YJ016-like	Louisiana	Oyster	NK
Env1	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Louisiana	Oyster	NK
SS108A-3A	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	NK	Oyster	NK
b60	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	India	Oyster	NK
b122	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	India	Oyster	NK
IFVv10			France	Mussel	NK
IFVv11			France	Mussel	NK
72M4	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	India	Clam	NK
79M4	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	India	Clam	NK
76M3	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	India	Fish	NK
80M4	CMCP6-like	YJ016-like	India	Fish	NK
G-83	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Korea	Fish	NK
NCIMB 2136	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Japan	Eel	NK
90-2-11	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Norway	Eel	NK
ATCC 33149	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Japan	Eel	NK
NCIMB 2137	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Japan	Eel	NK
E86	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Spain	Eel	1990
M79	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Spain	Eel	NK
IFVv18			France	Seawater	NK
MLT362	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Hawaii	Seawater	1991
MLT364	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Hawaii	Seawater	1991
MLT406	YJ016-like		Florida	Seawater	1991
SPRC 10215			NK	Seawater	NK
CG62		YJ016-like	Taiwan	Seawater	1993
CG63	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Taiwan	Seawater	1993
CG123	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Taiwan	Seawater	1993
96-9-114s			Denmark	Sediment	NK
L-49			Japan	Environmental	1988
JY1305	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	Louisiana	Environmental	NK
UNCC 1015	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	North Carolina	Environmental	NK
MLT 365	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Florida	Environmental	NK
UNCC 913	YJ016-like	YJ016-like	North Carolina	Environmental	NK
345/O	CMCP6-like	CMCP6-like	Louisiana	Environmental	NK

^aNK, not known.