TABLE 1.
The 22 international MRSA strains
| Straina | spa type | SCCmec type | ST/CCb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland E1 | t002 | III | ST5/CC5 |
| Finland E-5 | t018 | II | ST36/CC30 |
| Finland E-7 | t008 | I | ST247/CC8 |
| Finland E-10 | t051 | I | ST247/CC8 |
| Finland E-24 | t037 | III | ST241/CC8 |
| France A | t008 | IVc | ST8/CC8 |
| France B | t008 | IVc | ST8/CC8 |
| France C | t051 | I | ST247/CC8 |
| UK-EMRSA-1 | t037 | III | ST239/CC8 |
| UK-EMRSA-3 | t001 | I | ST5/CC5 |
| UK-EMRSA-15 | t022 | IVh | ST22/CC22 |
| UK-EMRSA-16 | t018 | II | ST36/CC30 |
| USA100 | t002 | II | ST5/CC5 |
| USA200 | t018 | II | ST36/CC30 |
| USA300 | t008 | IVa | ST8/CC8 |
| USA400 | t125 | IVa | ST1/CC1 |
| USA500 | t064 | IVh | ST8/CC8 |
| USA600 | t266 | II | ST45/CC45 |
| USA700 | t126 | IVa | ST72/CC8 |
| USA800 | t088 | IVc | ST5/CC5 |
| USA1000 | t316 | IVg | ST359/CC59 |
| USA1100 | t019 | IVa | ST30/CC30 |
a
The strains from Finland, France, and the United Kingdom are from the Harmony collection (9).
b
ST, sequence type; CC, clonal complex. The ST and CC of the Harmony collection strains are from Cookson et al. (9), and those of the United States strains from the Ridom spa server and E-Burst on the MLST website (www.mlst.net).