Table 7.
spa types of 115 S. aureus strains
| spa type | norB-overexpressing strains, n (%) | norB non-overexpressing strains, n (%) | Total, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| t2460 | 16 (32.7) | 12 (18.2) | 28 (24.3) |
| t189 | 5 (10.2) | 1 (1.5) | 6 (5.2) |
| t264 | 5 (10.2) | 1 (1.5) | 6 (5.2) |
| t002 | 3 (6.1) | 5 (7.6) | 8 (7.0) |
| t601 | 2 (4.1) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (2.6) |
| t127 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (1.7) |
| t324 | 1 (2.0) | 10 (15.2) | 11 (9.6) |
| t377 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (1.7) |
| t688 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (1.7) |
| t267 | 2 (4.1) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t2167 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t3280 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t1151 | 1 (2.0) | — | 2 (1.7) |
| t019 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t021 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t251 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t304 | 1 (2.0) | — | 1 (0.9) |
| t037 | — | 3 (4.5) | 3 (2.6) |
| t148 | — | 3 (4.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| t664 | — | 2 (3.0) | 3 (2.6) |
| t286 | — | 1 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| t342 | — | 1 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| t386 | — | 1 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| t128 | — | 1 (1.5) | 2 (1.7) |
| t901 | — | 1 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| t2413 | — | 1 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) |
| Novela | 5 (10.2) | 17 (25.8) | 22 (19.1) |
| Untypeable | — | 2 (3.0) | 2 (1.7) |
| Total | 49 (100) | 66 (100) | 115 (100) |
aNo matched spa type in SpaServer (http://SpaServer.ridom.de); there were five different spa repeats for norB-overexpressing strains and 15 different spa repeats for non-overexpressing strains.