TABLE 1.
Characteristics of prototype and SCV strains used in this studya
| Characteristic | Strain
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 29213 | Newbould | hemB | CF03 | CF06 | CF07 | CF10 | |
| Colony size | Large | Large | Small | Small | Small | Small | Small |
| Pigmentation | Yellow | Beige | White | White | Beige | White | White |
| β-Hemolysis | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| PFGE pattern | A | D | D′ | NT | A | B | A |
| Agr type | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| MIC (μg/ml) | |||||||
| Gentamicin | 0.5 | 0.25-0.5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | >8 |
| SMX/TMPa | 0.06/1.2 | 0.06/1.2 | 0.5/9.5 | 0.06/1.2 | 0.12/2.4 | 0.25/4.8 | 0.5/9.5 |
| TMP | ND | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Erythromycin | 0.5 | 0.25 | >16 | >4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Oxacillin | 0.12-0.25 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Rifampicin | 0.008-0.015 | 0.008-0.015 | 0.015 | 0.008 | 0.03 | 0.015 | 0.06 |
| Vancomycin | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lysostaphin | ND | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
a
SMX/TMP, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (1/19); ND, not determined; NT, not typeable. A + or − indicates the presence or absence, respectively, of β-hemolysis.