TABLE 1.
S. aureus strains used in this studya
| Strain | Isolation
|
Molecular typing
|
Oxacillin resistance phenotype | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Yr | Clonal type | MLST ST | SCCmec type | spa type | ||
| E2125 | Denmark | 1964 | Archaic | 247 | I | YHFGFMBQBLO | Hetero |
| HPV107 | Portugal | 1992 | Iberian | 247 | IA | YHFGMBQBLO | Hetero |
| BK2464 | United States | 1996 | NY/JP | 5 | II | TJMBDMGMK | Hetero |
| HDE288 | Portugal | 1996 | Pediatric | 5 | VI | TJMBDMGMK | Hetero |
| BK2529 | United States | 1996 | Clone V | 8 | IVd | YHGCMBQBLO | Hetero |
| HAR24 | United Kingdom | 1993 | EMRSA16 | 36 | II | WGKAKAOMQQQ | Hetero |
| HAR22 | United Kingdom | 1993 | EMRSA15 | 22 | IV | TJEJNF2MNF2OMOKR | Hetero |
| USA300 | United States | NA | CA | 8 | IVa | YHGFMBQBLO | Hetero |
| COL | United Kingdom | 1965 | Archaic | 250 | I | YHFGFMBQBLO | Homo |
| HU25 | Brazil | 1993 | Brazilian | 239 | IIIA | XKAOMQ | Homo |
| VRS1 | United States | 2002 | NY/JP | 5 | II | TJMBDMGMK | Homo |
| COLVA | United States | 2002 | Archaic | 250 | I | YHFGFMBQBLO | Homo |
| Mu50 | Japan | 1996 | NY/JP | 5 | II | TJMBDMGMK | Homo |
| JH9 | United States | 2000 | NY/JP | 105 | II | TJMBDMGMK | Hetero |
a
Abbreviations: MLST, multilocus sequence typing; ST, sequence type; SCCmec, staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec; NA, not available; CA, community associated; Homo, homogeneous; Hetero, heterogeneous.