Table 2.
Survival of N. meningitidis strains at 30 °C and 30% RH
| Strain type | Isolate (number of experiments) |
 (mean ± SD) |
Maximum survival (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B:4:P1.7-2,4 | NZ94/167 (3) | −0·145 ± 0·035 | 76 |
| NZ98/254 (9) | −0·132 ± 0·080 | 115 | |
| NZ03/280 (3) | −0·233 ± 0·106 | 52 | |
| NZ06/007 (3) | −0·128 ± 0·013 | 76 | |
| NZA2-085-1 (3)* | −0·074 ± 0·004 | 124 | |
| NZA2-362-1 (3)* | −0·086 ± 0·021 | 121 | |
| NZA2-367-1 (3)* | −0·102 ± 0·013 | 91 | |
| C:2a:P1.7-2,4 | NZ96/059 (3) | −0·126 ± 0·021 | 100 |
| NZ03/236 (3) | −0·110 ± 0·015 | 121 | |
| NZ04/154 (3) | −0·098 ± 0·013 | 94 | |
| W:2a:P1.7-2,4 | NZ04/102 (3) | −0·236 ± 0·198 | 70 |
| NZ04/117 (3) | −0·177 ± 0·043 | 76 | |
| NZ05/50 (3) | −0·136 ± 0·074 | 52 | |
| W:nt:P1.18-1,3 | NZ04/140 (3) | −0·757 ± 0·628 | 25 |
| NZ06/105 (3) | −0·235 ± 0·124 | 52 | |
| NZ06/113 (3) | −0·266 ± 0·040 | 52 | |
| NZ07/024 (3) | −0·286 ± 0·188 | 52 | |
| NZA1-153-1 (3)* | −0·315 ± 0·061 | 52 | |
| NZA1-478-1 (3)* | −0·450 ± 0·518 | 28 | |
| B:4:P1.19,15 | Cu00162 (4) | −0·125 ± 0·036 | 94 |
| B:15:P1.7,16 | H44/76-SL (5) | −0·114 ± 0·032 | 121 |
*
Carriage strains. All other isolates were from patients with invasive disease.