Table 1.

Bacterial strains used in this study

Strains	Genotypes	Phenotypes	References
RN4220	Parantal strain	Parent strain	(46)
M0107	Δspa::phleo	Protein A depleted	(47)
T775	Δspa,ΔltaS::erm,km	Protin A / LTA depleted	(27)
T777	Δspa,ΔltaS/pSltaS::erm,km	Protein A depleted / ltaS complement	(27)
T258	Δspa,ΔtagO::phleo,erm	Protein A / WTA depleted	(26)
T358	Δspa,ΔtagO/pStagO::erm,cm	Protein A depleted / tagO complement	(26)
T174	ΔtagO::erm	WTA depleted	(48)
T002	ΔoatA::erm	PGN O-acetyltransferase depleted	(26)
T013	Δlgt::erm	Lipoprotein lipidation depleted	(49)
NI-1	ΔmprF::erm	Lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol depleted	(50)
M0875	Δypfp::erm	Glycolipid depleted	(48)
M0793	ΔdltA::erm	D-Ala modification of WTA and LTA	(48)
T2316	ΔsrtA::cm	Sortase A depleted	(51)