Review Article

The Structure and Function of Serum Opacity Factor: A Unique Streptococcal Virulence Determinant That Targets High-Density Lipoproteins

Table 1

Accession numbers for sof sequences.

SOF serotypeNucleotide sequence accession numbersReferences

sof2AF019890, CP000260[10, 23]
sof4AY162273, CP000262 [13, 23]
sof12AF387738, CP000259 [23, 24]
sof13AF367016 [17]
sof22 a UO2290[16]
sof28AF082074, CP000056[10, 25]
sof49AF057697, CP000829[10, 26]
sof61AF138804, AF139752direct submission
sof63AF191974[27]
sof75 b X83303[22]
sofVT3.1AF367012 [17, 28]
sofVT3.2AF367011 [17]
sofVT21 c AF367014 [17]
sofVT37.1AF367015 [17]
sof90 d AF367013 [17]
S. dysgalactiaeā€‰ā€‰ sof e Z22150 [29]
S. suis sofAY819647, AB325706 AB325707, AB325708 AB325709, AB325710[11, 30]

a S e q u e n c e is identical to that of sof75
b W a s initially termed sfb1
c V T indicates virulence typing, a PCR-based genotyping scheme
d A l s o termed sofVT2.2
e A l s o termed fnbA.