Table 3. UK ST131 strains selected for in vitro and in vivo virulence studies.
Strain ID | Year of isolation | fimB insertion | aYA(shaking) | bYA(static) | Type 1 fimbriae phenotype |
S15S19 | 20092009 | −− | ++ | ++ | fim-onfim-on |
S1S27 | 20072009 | +− | −− | −− | fim-offfim-off |
EC958S47S52 | 200520052005 | +++ | −−− | +++ | fim-enrichedfim-enrichedfim-enriched |
Yeast agglutination (YA) following shaking growth.
Yeast agglutination (YA) following 3 rounds of static growth.