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. 2020 Sep 18;88(10):e00133-20. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00133-20

TABLE 2.

Quantification of hyaluronic acid capsule levels in GAS isolates

Strain name Capsule amt (fg/CFU)a
M1T1 (L) 0.108
M3 (771; M) 8.44
M6 (L) 0.128
M18 (H) 81.096
AM3 (H) 35.294
SS-90 (H) 28.018
SS-1271 (M) 19.262
94421 (M) 5.546
950802 (L) 1.748
87-136 (L) 0b
a

Capsule amount scale: 0 to 2 fg/CFU, low (L); 2.1 to 25 fg/CFU, medium (M); 26 to 90 fg/CFU, high (H).

b

Value below detection limit.