Table 1.
Campylobacter jejuni strains used in this study.
| Strain | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11168H | A hypermotile derivative of the original sequence strain NCTC 11168 that shows higher levels of caecal colonization in a chick colonization model. C3 clade. MLST clonal complex ST-21. | Karlyshev et al., 2002; Jones et al., 2004 |
| 81-176 | Highly virulent and widely studied laboratory strain of C. jejuni. MLST clonal complex ST-42. | Korlath et al., 1985 |
| 81116 | Genetically stable strain which remains infective in avian models. C9ii clade. MLST clonal complex ST-283. | Wassenaar et al., 1991 |
| M1 | M1 (laboratory designation 99/308) is a rarely documented case of direct transmission of C. jejuni from chicken to a person, resulting in enteritis. C9ii clade. MLST clonal complex ST-45. | Friis et al., 2010 |
| 11168H rrpB mutant | Isogenic 11168H rrpB mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette | Gundogdu et al., 2011 |
| 11168H rrpB complement | rrpB complement constructed by the insertion of the rrpB CDS into the Cj0233 pseudogene in the 11168H rrpB mutant (pDENNIS complementation vector used) | Gundogdu et al., 2011 |
| 81-176 rrpB mutant | Isogenic 81-176 rrpB mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette | This study |
| 81-176 rrpB complement | rrpB complement constructed by the insertion of the rrpB CDS into a rRNA gene in the 81-176 rrpB mutant (pRRC complementation vector used) | This study |
| 11168H rrpA mutant | Isogenic 11168H rrpA mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette. | Gundogdu et al., 2015 |
| 11168H rrpA complement | rrpA complement constructed by the insertion of the rrpA CDS into a rRNA gene in the 11168H rrpA mutant (pRRC complementation vector used). | Gundogdu et al., 2015 |
| 81-176 rrpA mutant | Isogenic 81-176 Cj1546 mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette | This study |
| 81-176 rrpA complement | rrpA complement constructed by the insertion of the rrpA CDS into a rRNA gene in the 81-176 rrpA mutant (pRRC complementation vector used) | This study |
| 81116 rrpA mutant | Isogenic 81116 rrpA mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette | This study |
| 81116 rrpA complement | rrpA complement constructed by the insertion of the rrpA CDS into a rRNA gene in the 81116 rrpA mutant (pRRC complementation vector used) | This study |
| M1 rrpA mutant | Isogenic M1 rrpA mutant with insertion of a 1.4 kb KanR cassette | This study |
| 40917 | Clinical bloody diarrhea isolate HS type 21 Water and wildlife associated strain. C9ii clade. MLST clonal complex ST-45. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 12241 | Ovine isolate HS type 50 Water and wildlife associated strain. C9ii clade. MLST clonal complex ST-206. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 64555 | Clinical bloody diarrhea isolate HS type 31 Water and wildlife associated strain. C8 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 47693 | Isolated from chicken isolate HS type 27 Water and wildlife associated strain. C9ii clade. MLST clonal complex ST-45. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 62914 | Clinical vomiting isolate HS type – untypeable Water and wildlife associated strain. C7 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 44119 | Clinical septicaemia isolate HS type – 18 Water and wildlife associated strain. C7 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 32787 | Clinical asymptomatic isolate HS type – 18 Water and wildlife associated strain. C9i clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| Hi80614 | Human isolate Water and wildlife associated strain. C9i clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| Hi41100305 | Human isolate Water and wildlife associated strain. C9i clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 31481 | Clinical asymptomatic isolate HS type – 37 Water and wildlife associated strain. C8 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 47886 | Clinical septicaemia isolate HS type – untypeable Livestock associated strain. C1 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 30280 | Clinical diarrhea isolate HS type – 16 Livestock associated strain. C2 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 13713 | Ox liver portion isolate HS type – 2 Livestock associated strain. C1 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 11973 | Chicken isolate HS type – 2 Livestock associated strain. C1 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| G1 | Clinical GBS isolate HS type – 1 Livestock associated strain. C5 clade. MLST clonal complex ST-21. | Guy’s Hospital, UK |
| Bovine27 | Bovine isolate Livestock associated strain. C2 clade. | University of Bristol, UK |
| 12912 | Ox liver portion isolate HS type – 50 Livestock associated strain. C4 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 13040 | Chicken isolate HS type – 50 Livestock associated strain. C6 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 40209 | Chicken isolate HS type – 5 Livestock associated strain. C4 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 91B1 | Chicken isolate Livestock associated strain. C5 clade. | Oxford University, UK |
| Hi41380304 | Human isolate Livestock associated strain. C3 clade. | Campylobacter Reference Lab, UK |
| 11168H perR mutant | Obtained from Campylobacter mutant bank http://crf.lshtm.ac.uk/wren\_mutants.htm | LSHTM mutant bank |
| 11168H sodB mutant | Obtained from Campylobacter mutant bank http://crf.lshtm.ac.uk/wren\_mutants.htm | LSHTM mutant bank |
| 11168H ahpC mutant | Obtained from Campylobacter mutant bank http://crf.lshtm.ac.uk/wren\_mutants.htm | LSHTM mutant bank |
| 11168H katA mutant | Obtained from Campylobacter mutant bank http://crf.lshtm.ac.uk/wren\_mutants.htm | LSHTM mutant bank |