TABLE 4.
MLST results
| ST | Date(s) of isolation | No. of locations | SCCmec type(s) | No. of strains | MLST profilea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | 1 | MS | 1 | 1-1-2-1-1-1-1 |
| 2 | 1973-1980 | 4 | II, IV, MS | 7 | 1-1-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 3 | 2000-2001 | 2 | IV, MS | 3 | 1-1-3-1-2-1-1 |
| 4 | 1976 | 1 | IV | 1 | 1-1-3-1-5-1-1 |
| 5 | 1976-1979 | 1 | IV | 3 | 1-1-3-2-1-1-1 |
| 6 | 1976 | 1 | IV | 1 | 1-1-3-3-5-1-4 |
| 7 | 1980s | 1 | II, III | 2 | 1-1-3-6-2-1-1 |
| 8 | 1973-1978 | 4 | I-IV | 13 | 1-2-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 9 | 1979 | 1 | IV | 1 | 1-2-3-5-1-1-1 |
| 10 | 1979 | 1 | II | 1 | 1-2-8-1-1-1-1 |
| 11 | 2000 | 1 | MS | 1 | 1-5-3-1-1-8-5 |
| 12 | 1978-1983 | 2 | II, III | 3 | 1-6-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 13 | 1979 | 1 | III | 1 | 1-6-4-1-6-1-1 |
| 14 | 2001 | 1 | MS | 1 | 1-7-3-8-4-9-5 |
| 15 | 1998 | 1 | II | 1 | 1-7-7-1-1-1-1 |
| 16 | 1978 | 1 | III | 1 | 10-2-3-1-1-6-4 |
| 17 | 1973 | 1 | III | 1 | 2-1-10-1-1-1-1 |
| 18 | 1973-2000 | 3 | II, IV | 3 | 2-1-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 19 | 1976 | 1 | III | 1 | 2-6-6-1-1-1-1 |
| 20 | 2000 | 1 | MS | 1 | 3-1-5-6-2-5-3 |
| 21 | 2000 | 1 | MS | 1 | 3-3-5-6-2-5-3 |
| 22 | 2000 | 1 | MS | 1 | 3-3-9-7-3-2-2 |
| 23 | 2001 | 1 | MS | 1 | 3-4-5-6-2-5-3 |
| 24 | 1978 | 1 | III | 1 | 4-8-3-4-1-7-4 |
| 25 | 2000 | 1 | MS | 1 | 5-1-3-6-1-5-1 |
| 26 | 1976 | 1 | III | 1 | 6-6-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 27 | 1976-2000 | 6 | II, III | 9 | 7-1-3-1-1-1-1 |
| 28 | 2000 | 1 | III | 1 | 7-1-3-1-1-3-1 |
| 29 | 1998 | 1 | IV | 1 | 7-1-3-6-2-4-1 |
| 30 | 2000 | 1 | IV | 1 | 8-1-3-1-2-1-1 |
| 31 | 2001 | 1 | MS | 1 | 9-5-1-6-1-5-1 |
| 32 | 2001 | 1 | MS | 1 | 9-5-3-1-1-1-5 |
a
Allele numbers. The genes corresponding to the numbers are (from left to right) arcC, aroE, glpK, gmk, pta, tpiA, and yqi.