TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains
| Strain | Species | Sequence typea | SCCmec type | Descriptionb | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW2 | S. aureus | 1 | IV | CA-MRSA | 1, 6, 19 |
| N315 | S. aureus | 5 | II | HA-MRSA | 23 |
| COL | S. aureus | 250 | I | HA-MRSA | 14 |
| C98-370 | S. aureus | 1 | IV | CA-MRSA | 6, 13 |
| C99-529 | S. aureus | 1 | IV | CA-MRSA | 6, 13 |
| J28 | S. aureus | 1 | IV | CA-MRSA | 8 |
| J35 | S. aureus | 12 | IV | CA-MRSA | 8 |
| J39 | S. aureus | 8 | IV | CA-MRSA | 8 |
| J52 | S. aureus | 59 | IV | CA-MRSA | 8 |
| SE5 | S. epidermidis | IV | PVE MRSE | 31 | |
| SE7 | S. epidermidis | IV | PVE MRSE | 31 | |
| SE50 | S. epidermidis | IV | PVE MRSE | 31 | |
| SE63 | S. epidermidis | IV | PVE MRSE | 31 |
a
Based on multilocus sequence typing.
b
CA-MRSA, community-associated MRSA; HA-MRSA, hospital-associated MRSA; PVE MRSE, methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis isolated from prosthetic valve endocarditis infections.