Table 1.

C. trachomatis strains examined in this study

Strain	Origin	Site	Date	Serovar	Plasmid	Reference
nvCT (Sweden2)	Malmö, Sweden	Male urethra	2006	E	pSW2	Seth-Smith et al. (2009)
Sweden3 (wtCT)	Malmö, Sweden	Female cervix	2001	E	pSW3	Seth-Smith et al. (2009)
Bour (wtCT)	USA	Conjunctiva	1959	E	pBour	Hanna et al. (1959)
C599 (plasmid-free)	Indianapolis, USA	Male urethra	1996	E	Plasmid-free	Stothard et al. (1998)
L2/434/BU (wtCT)	San Francisco, USA	Bubo	1969	L2	pL2	Schachter [amp ] Meyer (1969)