TABLE 3.
Relevant properties of strains employed in this study
| Strain | Relative LOS size(s) (kDa) | MAb(s) binding | Presencea of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rfaE | rfaF | lgtA and lgtD | lgtC | lgtB | lgtE | |||
| N. gonorrhoeae F62 | 4.5, 4.8 | 1B2, 1-1-M, B5 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| N. gonorrhoeae FA5100 | 2.2 | B5 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| N. gonorrhoeae FA19 | 3.6, 4.3, 4.5 | 2-1-L8, 17-1-L1, 1B2, B5 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| N. gonorrhoeae WR302 | 3.6, 4.3, 4.5 | 2-1-L8, 17-1-L1, 1B2, 25-1-LC1, B5 | + | + | No lgtDe | + | + | + |
| N. gonorrhoeae PID2 | 3.0, 3.6, 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 5.1 | 1B2 | + | + | No lgtD | + | + | + |
| N. meningitidis 89I | 4.8, 4.9 | 1B2, B5 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| N. subflava 44 | 3.0, 3.2 | 1B2,c 25-1-LC1 | + | + | No lgtD | − | + | + |
| N. lactamica 5841 | 3.6, 4.5 | 1B2, 2-1-L8, B5 | + | + | +b | + | Nd | N |
| N. sicca 342 | 3.6 | B5 | + | + | + | − | N | N |
| N. cinerea 32824 | 3.4 | 25-1-LC1, B5 | + | + | − | − | N | N |
| N. cinerea 32165 | 3.4 | None | + | + | − | − | N | N |
| N. sicca 4318 | 5.0 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. subflava 52 | 4.5, 2.5 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. subflava 4324 | 3.0, 3.8, 4.8 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. subflava 4325 | 4.8 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. subflava 4327 | 3.0, 3.8 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. flavescens 4322 | 3.6, 4.2, 4.8 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. flavescens 4323 | 5.1 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
| N. flavescens ATCC 13120 | 2.8, 3.6 | None | − | − | − | − | N | N |
a
Genes were found by Southern hybridization or gene sequencing. +, positive by Southern hybridization; −, negative by Southern hybridization.
b
Multiple bands were detected indicating multiple copies of the genes were present.
c
positive on colony blot only.
d
N, not determined.
e
No lgtD, lgtA only.