Table 2.
Summary of all identified toxins in the 17 clinical GAS isolates analysed in this study.
| Isolate | emm Type | speA a | speC a | ssa a | spd1 a | hasA b | speB a | slo a | ermB b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1492 | 12 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| SP1493 | 12 | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| SP1494 | 4 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| SP1495 | 3.93 | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1496 | 3.93 | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1497 | 41.2 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1498 | 41.2 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1499 | 3.93 | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1500 | 53 | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − |
| SP1501 | 22 | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| SP1502 | 22 | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| SP1503 | 89 | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | − |
| SP1504 | 12 | - | + | − | + | + | + | + | − |
| SP1505 | 22 | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| SP1506 | 77 | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | − |
| SP1507 | 75 | − | + | − | Ind c | + | + | + | − |
| SP1508 | 4 | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
GAS, Group A Streptococcus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; WGS, whole genome sequencing; +, positive; −, negative, Ind, indefinite. a identified using WGS, PCR and Western blot analysis. b identified using WGS and PCR analysis only.c spd1 gene positive but Spd1 expression negative.