Table 1.
Strain or plasmid | Descriptiona | Reference(s) or source |
---|---|---|
Strains | ||
D39 | Serotype 2, encapsulated | 63 |
R6 | D39 derivative, unencapsulated | 64 |
ST556 | Serotype 19F, OM clinical isolate | 34, 35 |
ST606 | ST556 derivative with streptomycin resistance; Strepr | 34 |
ST1733 | ST606 ΔarcDT::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1808 | ST606 ΔarcD::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1809 | ST606 ΔarcT::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1815 | R6 ΔarcD::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1898 | D39 ΔarcD::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1899 | D39 ΔarcT::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST1900 | D39 ΔarcDT::kan; Kanr | This study |
ST2611 | ST1898 (D39 ΔarcD) transformed with pST2605; Kanr Ermr | This study |
ST2705 | ST1898 (D39 ΔarcD) transformed with pST2586; Kanr Ermr | This study |
Plasmids | ||
pVA838 | E. coli-S. pneumoniae shuttle vector; Ermr | 65 |
pST2586 | gyrA promoter cloned between the BamHI and SalI sites of pVA838; Ermr | This study |
pST2605 | D39 arcD ORF cloned at the BamHI site of pST2586; Ermr | This study |
Strepr, streptomycin resistance; Kanr, kanamycin resistance; Ermr, erythromycin resistance.