TABLE 3.

Pathway of complement-mediated killing of V. anguillarum

V. anguillarum strains	Presence of Ab	Sensitivity				Complement pathway responsible for killing
		NS	NS-EDTA	Heat-inactivated NS	NS-EGTA-Mg2+
NS-sensitive O1	−	+	−	−	+	Alternative
Ab-NS-sensitive O1	+	+	−	−	−	Classical
NS-sensitive O2a	−	+	−	−	−	Classical
Ab-NS-sensitive O2a grown in glucose-enriched medium	+	+	−	−	−	Classical