Table 3. List of strains of Staphylococcus aureus used in this study.
Strain or plasmid | Relevant Characteristics | Reference |
S. aureus | ||
Newman | NCTC 8178 wildtype | Duthie and Lorenz, 1952 |
Newman spa | Newman spa::Kar defective in protein A | O’Brien et al, 2002 |
Plasmids | ||
pCU1spa + | Shuttle vector capable of replicating in E. coli and S. aureus. Cmr Apr spa gene cloned into pCU1 | Claro et al, 2011 |