TABLE 1.
Presence of S. haemolyticus capsule genes in strains from humans and cows
| Strain | Source (reference) | Presence of capsule gene as determined by PCR assay
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capABCDSh | capEFGSh | capHIJSh | capKLMSh | ||
| JCSC1435 | Clinical isolate from Japan (25) | + | + | + | + |
| 8HT4 | JCSC1435 mutant with a 91.9-kb chromosomal deletion (25) | ||||
| NRS9a | Peritoneal fluid | − | − | − | − |
| NRS50 | Wound/skin/soft tissue | + | + | + | + |
| NRS62 | Dialysis fluid | − | − | − | − |
| NRS69 | Bloodstream | + | + | + | + |
| NRS115 | Wound/skin/soft tissue | + | + | + | + |
| NRS116 | Wound/skin/soft tissue | + | + | +b | +b |
| M176 | Peritoneal fluid (3) | − | − | − | − |
| 8005-3 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
| 8622-1 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
| 8690-3 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
| 8733-3 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
| 8785-4 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
| 8690-3 | Bovine strain from Norway (26) | − | − | − | − |
a
NRS strains were clinical isolates from the United States that were obtained from the Network on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
b
Unlike the other clinical isolates that carried the capSh genes, strain NRS116 showed negative RT-PCRs with primers derived from capHISh and capKLSh (see text).