TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains
| Strain | Description | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
| 86-028NP | Nontypeable H. influenzae strain from a child with chronic otitis media | 12 |
| 86-028NPrpsL | Streptomycin-resistant derivative of 86-028NP | 18 |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔtsaA | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with a deletion mutation of tsaA | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktE | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with a deletion mutation of hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktE(phktE) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktE transformed with pSPEC1-hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdX | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with a deletion mutation of pgdX | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdX(ppgdX) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdX transformed with pSPEC1-pgdX | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL Δdps | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with a deletion mutation of dps | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL Δdps(pdps) | 86-028NPrpsL Δdps transformed with pSPEC1-dps | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL Δdps(phktE) | 86-028NPrpsL Δdps transformed with pSPEC1-hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL Δfur | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with a deletion mutation of fur | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔpgdX | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with deletion mutations of hktE and pgdX | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔpgdX(phktE) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔpgdX transformed with pSPEC1-hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔpgdX(ppgdX) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔpgdX transformed with pSPEC1-pgdX | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔhktE | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with deletion mutations of dps and hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔhktE(pdps) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔhktE transformed with pSPEC1-dps | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔhktE(phktE) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔhktE transformed with pSPEC1-hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔfur | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with deletion mutations of hktE and fur | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔfur(phktE) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔhktEΔfur transformed with pSPEC1-hktE | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdXΔfur | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with deletion mutations of pgdX and fur | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdXΔfur(ppgdX) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔpgdXΔfur transformed with pSPEC1-pgdX | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔfur | Derivative of 86-028NPrpsL with deletion mutations of dps and fur | This study |
| 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔfur(pdps) | 86-028NPrpsL ΔdpsΔfur transformed with pSPEC1-dps | This study |