TABLE 5.

Identification of PVL phages induced by mitomycin C treatment

Strain	Coagulase isotype	MLST	SCCmec type	Phage typea	Indicator strain	No. of:
						Phages induced by mitomycin C (PFU/ml)	Tested plaques	PVL-positive plaques (%)
MW2	7	1	IV.1	φSa2mw (S)	RN4220	2.34 × 106	234	234 (100)
					1039	3.86 × 106	386	386 (100)
JCSC2958	2	5	II	φSa2958 (S)	RN4220	2.26 × 109	226	226 (100)
					1039	1.05 × 1010	316	316 (100)
RN4220/φSLT	3	8	—b	φSLT (S)	RN4220	1.11 × 106	111	111 (100)
					1039	2.23 × 105	223	223 (100)
81/108	4	30	IV.3	φ108PVL (S)	RN4220	4.2 × 102	42	0
					1039	1.82 × 105	182	0
JCSC2973	4	30	I	φSa2958-like (P)	RN4220	2.32 × 105	232	0
					1039	4.08 × 106	408	2 (0.49)
M11	4	30	IV.3	φSa2958-like (P)	RN4220	2.05 × 108	205	205 (100)
					1039	2.33 × 108	233	233 (100)
JCSC4465	4	30	IV.n	φSa2958-like (P)	RN4220	1.34 × 108	134	0
					1039	1.48 × 108	148	4 (2.7)
JCSC4625	4	30	IV.3	φSa2958 type (P)	RN4220	2.61 × 105	261	261 (100)
					1039	3.97 × 106	397	397 (100)
JCSC6055	4	30	IV.3	φSa2958 type (P)	RN4220	No plaque	NTc	NT
					1039	No plaque	NT	NT

^aPhage types assigned with PCR are indicated by (P), and those judged by sequences of phage genomes are indicated by (S).

^b—, none.

^cNT, nontypeable.