Strain

Description

Adhesion percentage in NG97 cells

Morphologic alterations in 100 cells

Origin

C2135

N.meningitidis serogroup C from MERIEUX/Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

4.70±1.24

29.67±0.58

INCQS*

P2143

N.meningitidis C:NT:P1.18-1,3 Cluster A4, ST8

3.03±1.02

18.33±1.33

(7)*

BATCC

N.meningitidis ATCC 23247 serogroup B

5.00±1.60

49.67±4.61

(7)*

W135

N.meningitidis ATCC 35559 serogroup W135

7.20±3.79

3.33±1.15

(7)*

P374

N.meningitidis serogroupY isolated from meningitis case. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro State,Clinical isolate.

3.52±0.47

39.00±1.73

(7)*

B4

B4:P1-7,16 strain from IAL collection

58.70±6.72

67.00±2.64

IAL**

P2181

Sorogrupo C:NT: P1.5-1,10, Cluster A4

10.90±0.57

36.67±8.39

INCQS

P2354

Sorogrupo B: NT:P1.7-2,3 Cluster A4

4.48±0.05

21.67±5.69

INCQS

P2498

Sorogrupo C:NT:P1.5-2,10 Cluster A4, ST153

7.50±0.72

18.33±3.79

INCQS

 P2200

C:NT: P1.5-2,10 Cluster A4, ST153

3.20±1.50

14.67±6.66

INCQS

Y USA

N. meningitidis serogroup Y strain from IAL collection

13.83±1.00

35.00±10.51

IAL

IAL 2443

B:4,7:P1-15,19, N. meningitidis epidemic strain from Brazilian southwest region

5.87±0.84

21.67±2.08

IAL

*INCQS – FIOCRUZ – Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil ** IAL – Instituto Adolfo Lutz – São Paulo, Brazil
Table 1: Strains used in this work and adhesion characteristics.