Table 1 Bacterial strains used in this study
Pneumococcal strains | Description | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
Clinical isolates | Â | Â |
1-A (BHN31) | Serotype 1 invasive isolate of ST306 | [12] |
1-B (BHN32) | Serotype 1 invasive isolate of ST228 | [12] |
6B-A (BHN49) | Serotype 6B invasive isolate of ST138 | [12] |
6B-B (BHN50) | Serotype 6B carrier isolate of ST176 | [12] |
7F-A (BHN55) | Serotype 7F invasive isolate of ST191 | [12] |
7F-B (BHN56) | Serotype 7F carrier isolate of ST191 | [12] |
14-A (BHN78) | Serotype 14 invasive isolate of ST124 | [12] |
14-B (BHN83) | Serotype 14 carrier isolate of ST555 | [12] |
19F-A (BHN100) | Serotype 19F carrier isolate of ST162 | [12] |
19F-B (BHN97) | Serotype 19F carrier isolate of ST425 | [12] |
Laboratory strains | Â | Â |
TIGR4 (BHN126) | Wild-type strain of serotype 4 (EmS SmS) | [16] |
TIGR4S (BHN160) | TIGR4 spontaneous streptomycin resistant mutant (SmR) | This study |
TIGR4ΔychF (BHN168) | ychF (SP0004)::erm (EmR) | This study |
TIGR4ΔrluD (BHN169) | rluD (SP0929)::erm (EmR) | This study |
TIGR4Δsmf (BHN170) | smf (SP1266)::erm (EmR) | This study |
TIGR4ΔhemK (BHN171) | hemK (SP1021)::erm (EmR) | This study |
TIGR4ΔyebC (BHN172) | yebC (SP1922)::erm (EmR) | This study |
TIGR4ShemK- (BHN173) | Point mutations in hemK (SP1021) (SmR) | This study |
TIGR4SyrdC- (BHN174) | Point mutations in yrdC (SP1022) (SmR) | This study |
TIGR4SSP1023- (BHN175) | Point mutations in SP1023 (SmR) | This study |