TABLE 1.

Source and phenotype of clinical isolates

Strain	Country	Year	Source	Phenotype
Bu41	Bulgaria	Unknown	Middle ear exudate	MSB
Sof289	Bulgaria	1994	Nasopharynx	MSB
Bul23	Bulgaria	1992	Nose	MSB
Bul29	Bulgaria	1992	Nose	MSB
Bul34	Bulgaria	1994	Conjunctiva	MSB
Bul40	Bulgaria	1993	Middle ear exudate	MSB
Bul91	Bulgaria	1995	Middle ear exudate	MSB
Bul115	Bulgaria	1995	Sputum	MSB
395	Bulgaria	1994	Sputum	MSB
398	Bulgaria	1994	Nose	MSB
404	Bulgaria	1994	Eye	MSB
407	Bulgaria	1994	Middle ear exudate	MSB
381	Slovakia	1994	Middle ear exudate	MSB
386	Slovakia	1994	Nasopharynx	MSB
387	Slovakia	1994	Nasopharynx	MSB
442	Poland	1994	Nasopharynx	MSB
BM4418	Canada	1994–1996	Blood	MSB
E40	Tennessee	1993	Blood	ML
02J1200	New Jersey	1996	Blood	ML
117-891	Washington	1998	Sputum	ML