Table 1

Bacterial strains and genomic islands

Strain/genomic island
Characteristics/origin (year, where applicable)
Reference or source

Strain


     1056
Hin type b/UK (1990)
[36]
     299
Hin type b/Greece (1991)
[37]
     2866
Hin/USA (1994)
[38]
     028
Hin/USA (1986)
[39]
     HinB
Hin type b 10810/UK (2003)
Sanger Centre, UK
     8f
Hpa/UK (1995)
Laboratory collection
     T3T1
Hpa/Gambia (2001)
Sanger Centre, UK
     Rd
Hin type d laboratory strain
[25]
     Rd (ICEHin1056)
Strain Rd harboring ICEHin1056
The present study
     Rd (ICEHin299)
Strain Rd harboring ICEHin299
The present study
     Rd (ICEHin2866)
Strain Rd harboring ICEHin2866
The present study
     Rd (ICEHpa8f)
Strain Rd harboring ICEHpa8f
The present study
     Rd (ICEHpaT3T1)
Strain Rd harboring ICEHpaT3T1
The present study
Genomic islanda


     ICEHin1056
Hin 1056 island
[1]
     ICEHin299
Hin 299 island
[37]
     ICEHin2866
Hin 2866 island
National Center for Biotechnology Information
     ICEHin028
Hin 86-028NP island
[39]
     ICEHinB
Hin B island
Sanger Centre, UK
     ICEHpa8f
Hpa 8f island
Laboratory collection
     ICEHpaT3T1
Hpa T3T1 island
Sanger Centre, UK

aSequence available through accession number or online database: ICEHin1056, AJ627386; ICEHin299, AM884334; ICEHin2866, AADP00000000, ICEHin028, CP000057; ICEHinB [40]; ICEHpa8f, AM884335; ICEHpaT3T1 [41]. Hin, Haemophilus influenzae; Hpa = Haemophilus parainfluenzae; ICE, integrative and conjugative element.

Juhas et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R237   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r237