TABLE 2.

Typing characteristics of 16 strains belonging to spa CC131

No. of strains	Category	spa profile	spa type	MLST profile	ST	CC	SCCmec type	PFGE type
1	CA-MRSA	072312----------343334	t131	1-3-1-14-11-51-10	ST80	CC80	IV	X1
10	CA-MRSA	072312--------34343334	t044	1-3-1-14-11-51-10	ST80	CC80	IV	X1/X2
2	CA-MRSA, HA-MRSA	07--122117131334343334	t186	22-1-14-23-12-4-31	ST88	CC78	IV	Sporadic/H
1	MSSA	0723--2116------343313	t127	1-1-1-1-1-1-1	ST1	CC1		S1
1	MSSA	0723122117----34343334	t267	3-1-1-1-1-5-3	ST97	CC97		V2
1	MSSA	071612--23----------34	t209	3-27-1-1-1-1-10	ST109	CC9		R2