TABLE 1.
porB types of meningococci isolated during the epidemic identified as having a mosaic porB
| Strain | Phenotype | porB typea (VR1, VR2, VR3, VR4) | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ96/201b | B:NT:P1.4 | 19,D,7,14a | AY586259 |
| NZ97/358 | B:NT:P1.4 | 19,Db,7c,1 | AY586261 |
| NZ99/185 | B:NT:P1.4 | 19,Db,7c,14a | AY586265 |
| NZ99/186 | B:NT:P1.4 | 19,D,7,1 | AY586266 |
| NZ99/243 | B:14:P1.4 | 4,Db,7c,14 | AY586267 |
| NZ01/207 | B:4,15:P1.4 | 4,A,A,Ba | AY745812 |
a
porB VR sequences as defined by Sacchi et al. (17).
b
Strain NZ96/201 was 1 of 90 meningococci predicted to contain this porB type by porB PCR-AREA.