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Summary of whole cell blot for the pilus distribution in GBS serotypes used in this study
Levels are shown as follows: −, absent at the genetic level; ++++, very strongly positive; +++, strong positive; ++, positive; +, weak positive.
| GBS serotypes | Pilus protein distribution |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| GBS80 (PI-1) | GBS67 (PI-2a) | SAN1518 (PI-2b) | |
| Ia | + | − | ++++ |
| US Ia A909 | + | − | ++++ |
| V | ++++ | ++ | − |
| US V CJB111 | ++++ | ++ | − |
| III | + | − | ++++ |
| VII | ++++ | ++ | ++++ |
