Table 4.
Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strains | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| IR2781 | N. meningitidis serogroup B strain NMB | (Richardson & Stojiljkovic, 2001) |
| FM7 | Non-encapsulated N. meningitidis serogroup C strain FAM18 | This study |
| M7 | Non-encapsulated serogroup B strain IR2781 | (Swartley & Stephens, 1994) |
| GA18736 | N. meningitidis serogroup W 2002 clinical isolate | Laboratory collection |
| IR2855 | N. meningitidis serogroup A clinical isolate | (Richardson & Stojiljkovic, 2001) |
| IR5426 | hpuB::UROS derivative of IR2855 | (Alexander et al., 2004b) |
| CNM3 | N. meningitidis US_NmUC isolate | (Tzeng et al., 2017) |
| CNM8 | N. meningitidis US_NmUC isolate | (Tzeng et al., 2017) |
| CNM3uros | hpuB::UROS derivative of CNM3 | This study |
| 3R4 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM3 | This study |
| 14R2 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM14 | This study |
| 17R1 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM17 | This study |
| 32R1 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM32 | This study |
| 32R2 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM32 | This study |
| 33R1 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM33 | This study |
| 37R1 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM37 | This study |
| 45R2 | N. meningitidis PmB heteroresistant derivative of CNM45 | This study |
| CNM3–14R2 | N. meningitidis pilQ mutation of 14R2 incorporated into CNM3 | This study |
| CNM3–17R1 | N. meningitidis pilQ mutation of 17R1 incorporated into CNM3 | This study |
| CNM3L | N. meningitidis CNM3/mutL::aphA3 | This study |
| CNM3E | N. meningitidis CNM3 with mtrE:: Ω(Kn) mutation | This study |
| CNM3D | N. meningitidis CNM3 with mtrD::Ω(Sp) mutation | This study |
| CNM3A | N. meningitidis CNM3 with lptA:: Ω(Sp) mutation | This study |
| CNM3EM | N. meningitidis CNM3E with pilM:: aphA3 mutation | This study |
| CNM3DQ | N. meningitidis with the pilQ mutation of 14R2 incorporated into CNM3D | This study |
| CNM3AQ | N. meningitidis with the pilQ mutation of 14R2 incorporated into CNM3A | This study |
| FA1090 | N. gonorrhoeae reference strain | Laboratory collection |
| FA19 | N. gonorrhoeae reference strain | Laboratory collection |
| CNG20 | N. gonorrhoeae urethritis isolate | (Tzeng et al., 2017) |
| H041 | MDR N. gonorrhoeae clinical isolate | (Ohnishi et al., 2011) |