Table 2.
Detected hybridization patterns and strains in which these patterns were observed
| Hybridization pattern | Strains in which this pattern was observeda |
|---|---|
| [AB546266]/[CP000046] | S. aureus ST250-MRSA-I, Early/Ancestral MRSA, COL (CP000046.1) |
| S. aureus ST239-MRSA-III (two clinical isolates; one of them from Germany but related to medical care in Greece) | |
| S. aureus CC22-MRSA-IV, UK-EMRSA-15/Barnim EMRSA (2 medical isolates, from Germany and from Ireland) | |
| S. aureus CC398-MRSA-V (two veterinary isolates from Germany) | |
| S. aureus CC5-MRSA-VI, New Pediatric Clone (1 isolate) | |
| S. aureus ST5-MRSA-VII/SCC-JCSC6082 (AB373032) | |
| S. epidermidis (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. fleurettii, ATCC_BAA-274/CCUG43834 (AB546266) | |
| S. fleurettii (one veterinary isolate from Germany and one screening isolate from a human with animal contact) | |
| S. pseudintermedius (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. saprophyticus (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. simulans (one medical isolate from Sweden) | |
| [AB546780] | S. vitulinus (four veterinary isolates) |
| [AB547235] | S. sciuri, DSM16827/ATCC700061 (AB547235) |
| [Y13094] | S. sciuri (DSM15613 and four veterinary isolates from Germany) |
| [BA000018] | S. aureus ST247-MRSA-I, North German/Iberian EMRSA (two isolates, one from Germany and one from Ireland) |
| S. aureus South German EMRSA/Italian Clone (three medical isolates from Germany) | |
| S. aureus ST5-MRSA-II, UK-EMRSA-3/New York-Japan Clone, N315 (BA000018) | |
| S. aureus ST5-MRSA-II, UK-EMRSA-3/New York-Japan, Mu50 (BA000017) | |
| S. aureus ST8-MRSA-IIB&SCC-M1, AR05_0.1345 (AJ810123) | |
| S. aureus ST239-MRSA-III (one medical isolate from Australia) | |
| S. aureus ST8-MRSA-IV [PVL+], USA300-TCH1516 (CP000730) | |
| S. aureus ST8-MRSA-IV [PVL+], USA300 (one clinical isolate from Germany and three from the USA) | |
| S. aureus CC5-MRSA-IV, Pediatric clone (one isolate from the USA) | |
| S. aureus CC22-MRSA-IV [PVL+] (one medical isolate from Sweden) | |
| S. aureus ST45-MRSA-IV, Berlin EMRSA (one medical isolate from Germany) | |
| S. aureus CC8-MRSA-VIII (one medical isolate from Ireland) | |
| S. capitis (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. epidermidis (one veterinary and three medical isolates from Germany) | |
| S. fleurettii (two veterinary isolates from Germany) | |
| S. pseudintermedius (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. saprophyticus (one medical isolate from Germany) | |
| [AY820253] | S. sciuri (DSM6671, one veterinary isolate from Germany, two isolates from sifakas from Madagascar) |
| [GQ902038] | S. aureus CC8-MRSA-V (one medical isolate from Germany) |
| S. aureus CC45-MRSA-V (two medical isolates, from Germany and Ireland) | |
| S. aureus CC398-MRSA-V (two veterinary isolates from Germany) | |
| S. haemolyticus (one medical and two veterinary isolates from Germany) | |
| S. pseudintermedius (one veterinary isolate from Germany) | |
| S. succinus (one isolate from the USA) | |
| [FR823292] | S. aureus CC130-MRSA-XI, M10/0061 (FR823292) |
| S. aureus CC130-MRSA-XI (one isolate from a hedgehog from Sweden) | |
| [Y09223] | S. sciuri, DSM20345/ATCC 29062 (Y09223) |
| S. sciuri (four veterinary isolates from Germany, including one from a mink, Mustela sp., and one isolate from a sifaka from Madagascar) | |
| Unknown pattern | S. sciuri (two isolates from sifakas from Madagascar) |
a
Strains for which mecA sequences are published are indicated in boldface.