Table 2

Genogroup, genotype, aniA allele and AniA expression detected in 28 meningococcal carriage isolates from men who have sex with men

GenogroupIdentification (http://pubmlst.org/Neisseria)GenotypeaniA alleleAniA protein
B (n=12)61173B:P1.18-1,30-5:F3-3:ST-7460 (cc32)229+
61167B:P1.7-2,13-1:F1-88:ST-1103 (41/44)2−
63041B:P1.22,14:F5-5:ST-213 (cc213)19−
61171B:P1.19,15-3:F1-5:ST-13747 (cc269)4−
61161B:P1.19-2,13-1:F3-9:ST-1946 (cc461)673+
61163B:P1.7-12,14:F3-9:ST-1572 (cc1572)X−
61170B:P1.7-12,14:F3-9:ST-1572 (cc1572)X−
61172B:P1.7-12,14:F162:ST-12712 (cc1572)X−
61184B:P1.17-6,23-6:F3-36:ST-3200 (cc4821)228−
63035B:P1.17-6,23:F3-36:ST-3469 (cc4821)8−
63034B:P1.12,16-11:F5-7:ST-11294 (UNK)4−
61176B:P1.12,16-75:F1-5:ST-13506 (UNK)674−
cnl (n=3)61166cnl:P1.7,30:F1-2:ST-53 (cc53)17−
61165cnl:P1.18-1,30:F1-62:ST-2153 (cc162)6+
61187cnl:P1.22,14-13:F5-7:ST-13749 (UNK)11−
Z (n=6)61183Z:P1.22-4,14-6:F5-7-119:ST-10866 (UNK)11+
61164Z:P1.21-19,16-16:F5-7:ST-12943 (UNK)240−
61174Z:P1.21-19,16-16:F5-7:ST-13741 (UNK)240−
63038Z:P1.21-19,16-16:F5-7:ST-13741 (UNK)240−
61182Z:P1.21-19, 16-16:F5-7:ST-13741 (UNK)240−
61169Z:P1.21-19,16-16:F5-7:ST-13746 (UNK)240−
E (n=3)61180E:P1.12-8,16-8:F5-81:ST-13740 (UNK)675+
61181E:P1.12-8,16-8:F5-81:ST-13740 (UNK)675+
63037E:P1.12-8,16-8:F5-81:ST-13740 (UNK)675+
NG (n=2)61168NG:P1.19-5,14:F1-62:ST-2153 (cc162)6−
61175NG:P1.19-1,13-9:F1-8:ST-13568 (UNK)X−
Y (n=1)61179Y:P1.21,16:F3-7:ST-1466 (cc174)53+
W (n=1)61185W:P1.1.5,2:F1-1:ST-11 (cc11)1−

  • The table was created by the authors.

  • aniA with premature stop codon.

  • cnl, capsule null locus; NG, non-groupable; UNK, unknown; X, missing aniA gene.