Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in the study.
| Species | Serotype | Strain | Colony | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | a | D7S | Rough | [29,30] |
| D7SS | Smooth | [31] | ||
| D7SΔflp1-flp2::Spe | Smooth | [32] | ||
| SUNYab 75 | Smooth | (ATCC 43717) | ||
| SA3138 | Smooth | [33] | ||
| b | Y4 | Smooth | (ATCC 43718) | |
| SA2146 | Rough | [34] | ||
| S23A | Smooth | [35] | ||
| HK1651 | Smooth | (ATCC 700685) | ||
| c | SA1216 | Smooth | [33] | |
| SA2292 | Rough | [34] | ||
| NCTC 9710 | Smooth | (ATCC 33384) | ||
| SA1151s | Smooth | [33] | ||
| d | SA492 | Smooth | [34] | |
| IDH781 | Rough | [36,37] | ||
| O75U | Smooth | [38] | ||
| e | 173s / 173 | Smooth/Rough | [39] | |
| f | Tr.GU 17–4 | Smooth | [13] | |
| N/A | SA3139 | Rough | [13] | |
| E. coli | XL1Blue | (Agilent Technologies, #200268) | ||
| P. aeruginosa | Boston 41501 | (ATCC 27853) |