Table 2.
S. aureus reference strains used in this study
| Strains | Superantigen gene(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| FRI 472 | sed, seg, sei, selj, selm, seln, selo, selr, selu | (Monday and Bohach, 1999) |
| FRI 569 | seh | (Su and Wong, 1995) |
| FRI 913 | sea, sec, see, selk, sell, selq, tst1 | (Bania et al., 2006) |
| MNHOCH | seb | (Monday and Bohach, 1999) |
| N315 | sec, seg, sei, sell, selm, seln, selo, selp, tst1 | (Kuroda et al., 2001) |
| RN4220 | None | (Monday and Bohach, 1999) |