Table 1. Bacterial strains*.
| Strain | Background | Relevant genotype | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS819 | LAC | agr group I wild-type (CC8), ErmS | Boles et al., 2010 |
| BS1348 | BS819 | agr::tetM | Kumar et al., 2017 |
| BS820 | BS819 | agr::ermC | Kumar et al., 2017 |
| BS821 | BS819 | rnaIII::cadA | Wilde et al., 2015 |
| BS12 | Newman | agr group I wild-type (CC8) | Duthie and Lorenz, 1952 |
| BS13 | BS12 | agr::tetM | Geisinger et al., 2012 |
| BS669 | BS12 | rnaIII::cadA | Kumar et al., 2017 |
| BS39 | BS39 clinical strain | agr (+) clinical isolate (CC45) | Benson et al., 2011 |
| BS40 | BS40 clinical strain | agr (-) clinical isolate (CC45) | Benson et al., 2011 |
| BS867 | JE2 | agr group I wild-type (CC8) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1010 | BS867 | agr::cadA in S. aureus JE2 | This study |
| BS1280 | BS12 | saeQRS::spec | Benson et al., 2012 |
| BS1282 | BS12 | agr::tetM, saeQRS::spec | Benson et al., 2012 |
| BS653 | E. coli | Top10 with pJC1111 (ampR in E. coli; CdR in S. aureus) | Chen et al., 2014 |
| BS656 | RN4220 | RN4220 with pRN7023 [shuttle vector (ampR in E. coli; CmR in S. aureus) containing SaPI1 int] | Chen et al., 2014 |
| BS435 | RN6734 | agr group-I prototype strain, derivative of NCTC 8325 | Ji et al., 1997 |
| BS688 | BS435 | agr::cadA | This study |
| GAW130 | BS435 | agr::cadA, SaPI1 attC::pGAW98 (agr-I ΔagrBD) | This study |
| GAW183 | BS435 | rnaIII::cad | This study |
| BS450 | MW2 | agr group I wild-type (CC1) | Baba et al., 2002 |
| BS451 | MW2 | agr::tetM | This study |
| BS988 | 126 a | agr (+) clinical isolate (CC5) | Benson et al., 2011 |
| BS989 | 127b | agr (-) clinical isolate (CC5) | Benson et al., 2011 |
| BS842 | BS819 | BS820 with SaPI1-attC::agr-IpJC1111 (agr-I, 8325–4) | Kumar et al., 2017 |
| BS1301 | BS819 | rot::Tn917 | This study |
| BS1302 | BS819 | agr::tetM, rot::Tn917 | This study |
| BS1279 | BS12 | rot::Tn917 | Benson et al., 2012 |
| BS1281 | BS12 | agr::tetM, rot::Tn917 | Benson et al., 2012 |
| VJT14.28 | BS12 | pOS1-Plgt-sodARBS-rot | Benson et al., 2012 |
| BS1486 | BS819 | ahpC::bursa (NE911) | This study, Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1487 | BS819 | agr::tetM, ahpC::bursa | This study, Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1488 | BS819 | katA::bursa (NE1366) | This study, Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1489 | BS819 | agr::tetM, katA::bursa | This study, Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1399 | BS12 | sodA::tetM, sodM::ermC | Kehl-Fie et al., 2011 |
| BS1422 | BS819 | sodA::tetM | This study |
| BS1423 | BS819 | agr::ermC, sodA::tetM | This study |
| BS1435 | BS819 | sigB clean deletion | Lauderdale et al., 2009 |
| BS1436 | BS819 | agr::tetM, sigB clean deletion | Lauderdale et al., 2009 |
| BS1246 | BS12 | mgrA::cat | Luong et al., 2006 |
| BS999 | BS819 | BS819 with SaPI1 attC::pGYlux (vector containing promoterless lux) | Mesak et al., 2009 |
| BS1222 | BS819 | BS819 with SaPI1 attC::Pagrp3-lux | Figueroa et al., 2014 |
| BS1518 | BS12 | agr::tetM, mgrA::cat | This study |
| BS1527 | BS867 | bshC::bursa (NE230) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1528 | BS867 | agr::tetM, bshC::bursa | This study |
| BS1522 | BS867 | gpxA2::bursa (NE563) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1523 | BS867 | agr::tetM, gpxA2::bursa | This study |
| BS1490 | BS819 | bsaA::bursa (NE1730) | This study |
| BS1491 | BS819 | bsaA::bursa, agr::tetM | This study |
| BS1707 | BS819 | BS1422 with SaPI-attC::PsarA-sodRBS-sodA | This study |
| BS1708 | BS819 | BS1348 with SaPI-attC::PsarA-sodRBS-sodA | This study |
| BS1494 | BS867 | ahpF::bursa (NE1571) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1504 | BS867 | agr::tetM, ahpF::bursa | This study |
| BS1495 | BS867 | SAUSA300_0377::bursa (NE725) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1501 | BS867 | agr::tetM, SAUSA300_0377::bursa | This study |
| BS1496 | BS867 | SAUSA300_0378::bursa (NE537) | Fey et al., 2013 |
| BS1502 | BS867 | agr::tetM, SAUSA300_0378::bursa | This study |
| BS1744 | BS819 | acnA::bursa (NE861) | This study |
| BS1745 | BS1348 | agr::tetM, acnA::bursa | This study |
*
All bacterial strains are S. aureus, unless otherwise indicated. Abbreviations: CC, clonal complex; NEx, strain designation in the Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library (Fey et al., 2013).