Table 1.
Detection of Virulence Factors by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in 2 Strains of Staphylococcus aureus
| Virulence factor | hla | hlb | hlgABC | hlgB | hlgC | SEA | SEB | TSST |
| ATCC 27733 | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − |
| NRS-193 | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | − |
| Virulence factor | gyrAa | sak | ETA | ETB | mecA | PVL | clfA | LukD/E |
| ATCC 27733 | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
| NRS-193 | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + |
NOTE. a gyrA is not considered a virulence factor but is included as a control for the assay.