Table 1.

Campylobacter jejuni Strains Used in This Study

Strain Relevant characteristics and history Penner serotype % genes non-hybridized Source/Reference
11168Sequenced strain, human isolate (Worcester 1977)O:20NCTC 11168[i]
81116Human isolate, source: water (Chelmsford 1981)O:66.95NCTC 81116[ii]
81-176Human isolate, source: raw milk (Minnesota 1981)O:23/363.93G. Perez-Perez[iii]
XHuman isolate, gastroenteritis, source: poultry (London 1997)UT[iv] 1.27A. Karlyshev[v]
G1Human isolate, GBS[vi] O:11.21N. Gregson[vii]
P1Penner serotype reference strainO:13.69NCTC 12500[viii]
P2Penner serotype reference strainO:23.69NCTC 12501[viii]
P3Penner serotype reference strainO:36.95NCTC 12502[viii]
P4Penner serotype reference strainO:43.87NCTC 12561[viii]
PHLS01Human isolate, phage type 35O:23.51PHLS (C0118480)[viii]
PHLS02Human isolate, phage type 1O:23.39PHLS (C0178110)[viii]
PHLS03Human isolate, phage type 44O:20.54PHLS (C0125990)[viii]

[i] Nature Collection of Type Cultures, Colindale, London

[ii] Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, UK

[iii] Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

[iv] Untypeable

[v] LSHTM, London UK

[vi] Strain from patient who later developed Guillain-Barré syndrome

[vii] Guy's Medical School, London

[viii] Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale, London