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. 2005 Apr;187(7):2426–2438. doi: 10.1128/JB.187.7.2426-2438.2005

TABLE 2.

Virulence factors and genomic islands in six sequenced staphylococcal genomes

Virulence factor S. aureus
S. epidermidis
COL
Mu50
N315
MW2
RP62a
ATCC 12228
Locus and gene Island Locus and gene Island Locus and gene Island Locus and gene Island Locus and gene Island Locus and gene Island
Enterotoxin SA1657 sea SAV2009 sec3 vSa4 SA1430 sead MW1889 sea φSa3
SA0907 seb vSa1 SAV1824 seg vSaβ SA1817 sec3 vSa4 MW0759 sec2 vSa3
SA0887 sei vSal SAV1828 sei vSaβ SA1642 seg vSaβ MW1937 seg φSa3
SA0886 sek vSal SAV2008 sel vSa4 SA1646 sei vSaβ MW0051 seh
SAV1829 sem vSaβ SA1816 sel vSa4 MW0760 sel vSa3
SAV1825 sen vSaβ SA1647 sem vSaβ MW1938 sek φSa3
SAV1830 seo vSaβ SA1643 sen vSaβ MW0052 seod
SAV1948 sep φSa3 SA1648 seo vSaβ
SAV1601 sep SA1761 sep φSa3
SAV1827 seu vSaβ SA1645 yent1 vSaβ
SA1644 yent2 vSaβ
Exotoxin SA1178 set1 vSaγ SAV0422 set6 vSaα SA1009 set1 vSaγ MW1047 set1 vSaγ
SA0469 set1 vSaα SAV0423 set7 vSaα SA0357 set2 MW1048 set4 vSaγ
SA0468 set3 vSaα SAV0424 set8 vSaα SA1011 set3 vSaγ MW0382 set16 vSaα
SA0478 set3 vSaα SAV0425 set10 vSaα SA1010 set4 vSaγ MW0383 set17 vSaα
SA1180 set3 vSaγ SAV0426 set11 vSaα SA0382 set6 vSaα MW0384 set18 vSaα
SA0474 set4 vSaα SAV0427 set12 vSaα SA0383 set7 vSaα MW0385 set19 vSaα
SA1179 set4 vSaγ SAV1168 set12 vSaγ SA0384 set8 vSaα MW0386 set20 vSaα
SA0473 set5 vSaα SAV0428 set13 vSaα SA0385 set9 vSaα MW0387 set21 vSaα
SA0470 setd vSaα SAV0429 set14 vSaα SA0386 set10 vSaα MW0388 set22 vSaα
SA0472 setd vSaα SAV0433 set15 vSaα SA0387 set11 vSaα MW0389 set23 vSaα
SA0388 set12 vSaα MW0390 set24 vSaα
SA0389 set13 vSaα MW0391 set25 vSaα
SA0390 set14 vSaα MW0394 set26 vSaα
SA0393 set15 vSaα MW0345 setd
Exfoliative toxin SA1184 etd vSaγ SAV1173 eta vSaγ SA1016 eta vSaγ MW1054 eta vSaγ
Toxic shock syn- drome toxin SAV2011 tsst vSa4 SA1819 tsst vSa4
Esterase SA2345 SAV2350d SA2140d MW2271d SE1941 SE1929
SA2549d SAV2535d SA2323d MW2456d SE2109d SE2095
Serine protease SA1869 splA vSaβ SAV1813 splA vSaβ SA1631 splA vSaβ MW1755 splA vSaβ
SA1868 splB vSaβ SAV1812 splB vSaβ SA1630 splB vSaβ MW1754 splB vSaβ
SA1867 splC vSaβ SAV1811 splC vSaβ SA1629 splC vSaβ MW1753 splC vSaβ
SA1866 splD vSaβ SAV1810 splD vSaβ SA1628 splD vSaβ MW1752 splF vSaβ
SA1865 splE vSaβ SAV1809 splF vSaβ SA1627 splF vSaβ MW0903 htrA vSaβ
SA1864 splF vSaβ SAV1023 htrA SA0879 htrA MW1670 htrA
SA1028 htrA SE2390 htrA SE0722 htrA
SA1777 htrd SE2401 SE0723
Staphylokinase SAV1944 φSa3 SA1758 φSa3 MW1885 φSa3
Serine V8 protease SA1057 sspA SAV1048 sspA SA0901 sspA MW0932 sspA SE1397 sspA SE1543 sspA
Cysteine protease SA1056 sspB SAV1047 sspB SA0900 sspB MW0931 sspB SE2390 sspB SE0184 sspB
SA1970 sspB SAV1046 sspC SA0899 sspC MW0930 sspC SE2391 sspC SE0183 sspC
SA1055 sspC
Lipase SA2694 lip SAV2671 lip SA2463 lip MW2590 lip SE2336 lip SE0245 lip
SA0317 geh (amino)a SAV0320 geh SA0309 geh MW0297 geh SE0018 geh SE2403 geh
SA0390 geh (carboxy)a SE2297 geh1, gehC SE0281 geh1, gehC
SE2388 geh2, gehD SE0185 geh2, gehD
Lipase/esterase SA0712 lipAd SAV0655 lipAd SA0610 lipAd MW0617 lipAd SE0309 lipA SE0424 lipA
Extracellular elas- tasc precursor SE2252 sepA SE2219 sepA
Leukotoxin D SA1880 lukD vSaβ SAV1819 lukD vSaβ SA1637 lukD vSaβ MW1767 lukD vSaβ
Leukotoxin E SA1881 lukE vSaβ SAV1820 lukE vSaβ SA1638 lukE vSaβ MW1768 lukE vSaβ
Synergohymeno- tropic toxin MW1379 lukSPV φSa2
Leukocidin F SA1812 lukF MW1378 lukFPV φSa2
Leukocidin M SA2006 lukM SA1813 lukM MW1942 lukM
Alpha hemolysin SA1173 hly vSaγ SAV1163 hly vSaγ SA1007 hly vSaγ MW0955 hly vSaγ
Beta hemolysin SA2003 hlb SAV2003 hlbe SA1752 hlbe MW1940 hlbe SE2544 hlb SE0008 hlb
Delta hemolysin SA2022 hld SAV2035 hld SAS065 hld MW1959 hld SE1489 hld SE1634 hld
Gamma hemolysin, component A SA2419 hlgA SAV2419 hlgA SA2207 hlgA MW2342 hlgA
Gamma hemolysin, component C SA2421 hlgC SAV2420 hlgC SA2208 hlgC MW2343 hlgC
Gamma hemolysin, component B SA2422 hlgB SAV2421 hlgB SA2209 hlgB MW2344 hlgB
Hemolysin III SA2160d SAV2170 SA1973d MW2096d SE1769d SE1760d
Hemolysin SA0762d SAV0919 SA0780d MW0664d SE2258d SE2226d
Hyaluronate lyase SA2194 hysA SAV2202 hysA SA2003 hysA MW2129 hysA
Thermonuclease nuclease SA1357 nuc SAV1324 nuc SA1160 nuc MW1211 nuc SE0891 nuc SE1004 nuc
SA0860 SAV0815 SA0746 MW0769 SE1570 φSPβ
Cell wall hydrolase SA1264 lytN SAV1247 lytN SA1090 lytN MW1130 lytN
Zinc metalloprotense SA1281 SAV1262 SA1105 MW1145 SE0829d SE0938d
Clp protease, proco- lytic subunit SA0833 clpP SAV0768 clpP SA0723 clpP MW0730 clpP SE0436 clpP SE0551 clpP
Clp protease, ATP binding subunit SA0979 clpB SAV0975 clpB SA0835 clpB MW0857 clpB SE0564 clpB SE0674 clpB
Clp protease, ATP binding subunit SA1721 clpX SAV1674 clpX SA1498 clpX MW1618 clpX SE1238 clpX SE1349 clpX
Clp protease, ATP binding subunit SA0570 clpC SAV0523 clpC SA2336 clpC MW2469 clpC SE0165 clpC SE0287 clpC
Staphylococcal protein A Spa SA0095 spa SAV0111 spa SA0107 spa MW0084 spa
Phenol-soluble modulin SA1186 beta vSaγ NT02SA1161 betab vSaγ NT01SA1111 betab vSaγ MW1056 beta vSaγ SE0736 beta1 vSeγ SE0846 beta1 vSeγ
SA1187 beta vSaγ NT02SA1162 betab vSaγ NT01SA1112 betab vSaγ MW1057 beta vSaγ SE0737 beta1 vSeγ SE0847 beta1 vSeγ
SA2022 hldc SAV2035 hldc SAS065 hldc MW2121 hldc SE0738 beta1 vSeγ SE0848 beta1 vSeγ
SE0739 beta2 vSeγ SE0849 beta2 vSeγ
SE2397 beta1 SE0177 beta
SE2400 beta1 SE0174 beta1
SE0083 alpha
SE1489 deltac SE1634 deltac
a

geh in COL is disrupted by insertion of φCOL near the carboxy terminus of the protein.

b

Not in original annotation. NT02SA1161, NT025A1162, NT01SA1111, and NT01SA1112 were identified by TIGR annotation.

c

Also delta hemolysin.

d

Putative.

e

Truncated.