Table 1 List of bacteria and plasmid used in this study.

From: The ModA2 Phasevarion of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Regulates Resistance to Oxidative Stress and Killing by Human Neutrophils

Bacteria

  

NTHI strain 723

Otitis media clinical isolate

36

modA2 locked ON

NTHI strain 723 with 1 repeat in modA2, unable to phase vary

This Study

modA2 locked OFF

NTHI strain 723 with 0 repeats in modA2, unable to phase vary

This Study

modA2 locked ON:gfp

modA2 locked ON with pMDC-1

This Study

modA2 locked OFF:mCherry

modA2 locked OFF with pKM1.1

This Study

ΔoxyR modA2 locked ON

modA2 locked ON that lacks oxyR

This Study

ΔoxyR modA2 locked OFF

modA2 locked OFF that lacks oxyR

This Study

ΔkatA modA2 locked ON

modA2 locked ON that lacks katA

This Study

ΔkatA modA2 locked OFF

modA2 locked OFF that lacks katA

This Study

Plasmids

  

pMDC-P1

ompP5 promoter driving expression of gfpmut3

39

pKM1.1

ompP2 promoter driving expression of mCherry

40

pET46 Ek/LIC

LIC-compatible derivative of pET-46b(+)

EMD Millipore

pET46::modA2-16reps

pET46 Ek/LIC containing the wild type modA2 (16 reps) of NTHI strain 723

This Study