TABLE 1.
Strains used in this study
| Strain name | Source | Genotypesa | Lineageb | Genomic region XIIc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JY1701 | Environmental | A, E | II | − |
| JY1305 | Environmental | A, E | II | − |
| E64MW | Human wound | A, E | UNKd | − |
| LSU1657 | Human wound | A, E | UNK | UNK |
| CMCP6 | Human blood | B, C | I | + |
| MO6-24 | Human blood | B, C | I | + |
| C7184e | Clinical | B, C | I | + |
| JDO1 | luxS mutant | B, C | I | + |
a
Genotype groupings according to polymorphisms within the 16S rRNA gene (58) and the virulence-correlated gene (9), respectively.
b
Lineage groupings based on multilocus sequence typing analysis of six housekeeping genes (59).
c
+ and −, presence and absence of the 33-kb genomic island (region XII), respectively (59).
d
UNK, unknown.
e
Parental wild-type strain of the luxS mutant.