Table 1. Description of Neisseria meningitidis isolates*.

Isolate name	Serogroup	Origin	Disease status	Strain designation	GenBank accession no.
N. meningitidis Z2491	A	The Gambia	Invasive	A:P1.7, 13–1: F1–5: ST-4 (cc4)	AL157959
N. meningitidis H44/76	B	Norway	Invasive	B:P1.7,16: F3–3: ST-32 (cc32)	CP002420
N. meningitidis FAM18	C	United States	Invasive	C:P1.5,2: F1–30: ST-11 (cc11)	AM421808
N. meningitidis 053442	C	PRC	Invasive	C:P1.7–2,14: F3–3: ST-4821 (cc4821)	CP000381
N. meningitidis 29013	D	PRC	Unknown	C:P1.22,14–6: F3–16: ST-8723 (cc213)	ERR028660
N. meningitidis α707	E	Germany	Carrier	E:P1.5–1,2–2: F4–3: ST-254 (cc254)	HF562982
N. meningitidis 29031	H	PRC	Carrier	H:P1.21,3: F4–21: ST-4959 (-)	ERR028662
N. meningitidis H-ASH/87	H	PRC	Carrier	H:P1.21,3: F4–21: ST-4959 (-)	ERR036095
N. meningitidis H-ZANE/83	H	PRC	Carrier	H:P1.21,3: F4–21: ST-4959 (-)	ERR036096
N. meningitidis 29043	I	PRC	Carrier	I:P1.22,14–6: F5–2: ST-5594 (-)	ERR028663
N. meningitidis I-ZANE/87	I	PRC	Carrier	I:P1.22,14–6: F5–2: ST-5594 (-)	ERR036097
N. meningitidis 29046	K	PRC	Carrier	K:P1.7–2,14: F5–14: ST-8724 (-)	ERR028664
N. meningitidis K-ASH/87	K	PRC	Carrier	K:P1.7–2,14: F5–14: ST-8724 (-)	ERR036087
N. meningitidis WUE3608	L	Unknown	Carrier	L:P1.18–1,3: F1–5: ST-963	HF562986
N. meningitidis L-ASHTON/87	L	PRC	Carrier	L:P1.22,14: F1–38: ST-8902 (-)	ERR036088
N. meningitidis 21033	L	Dublin, Ireland, UK	Carrier	L:P1.7–2,13–1:F1–5: ST-3258 (-)	ERR063490
N. meningitidis α275	W	Germany	Carrier	W:P1.18–1,3: F4–1: ST-22 (cc22)	HF562987
N. meningitidis WUE171	W	Germany	Unknown	W:P1.5–9, 10: F3–6: ST-11 (cc11)	HF562992
N. meningitidis α388	X	Germany	Carrier	X:P1.5–1,2–2: F5–1: ST-765 (cc254)	HF562988
N. meningitidis α162	Y	Germany	Carrier	Y:P1.5–2,10–1: F4–1: ST-23 (cc23)	HF562989
N. meningitidis WUE172	Y	Unknown	Unknown	Y:P1.5,2: F1–1: ST-166 (cc11)	HF562992
N. meningitidis WUE173	Z	Unknown	Unknown	Z:P1.7–1,1: F1–7: ST-4443 (-)	HF562991

*PRC, People’s Republic of China; UK, United Kingdom.