Table 1. Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strains | Characteristics | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| S. aureus RN4220 | A restriction minus derivative of S. aureus strain 8325–4 | [54] |
| SH1000 | S. aureus strain 8325–4 with functional RsbU | [25] |
| SH1000:msrA1 | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA1 gene (KanR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA2 | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA2 gene (TetR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA3 | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA3 gene (ErmR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA1-B | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA1-msrB genes (KanR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrB | SH1000 with mutation in the msrB gene (KanR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA1, msrA2 and msrA3 genes (KanR, TetR, ErmR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrAB | SH1000 with mutation in the msrA1, msrA2, msrA3, and msrB genes (KanR, TetR, ErmR) | This study |
| BB270 | A homogeneous methicillin resistant S. aureus | [26] |
| BB270:msrA1 | BB270 with mutation in the msrA1 gene (KanR) | This study |
| BB270:msrA2 | BB270 with mutation in the msrA2 gene (TetR) | This study |
| BB270:msrA3 | BB270 with mutation in the msrA3 gene (ErmR) | This study |
| BB270:msrA1-B | BB270 with mutation in the msrA1-msrB genes (KanR) | This study |
| BB270:msrB | BB270 with mutation in the msrB gene (KanR) | This study |
| BB270:msrA | BB270 with mutation in the msrA1, msrA2 and msrA3 genes (KanR, TetR, ErmR) | This study |
| BB270:msrAB | BB270 with mutation in the msrA1, msrA2, msrA3, and msrB genes (KanR, TetR, ErmR) | This study |
| SH1000+pCU1 | SH1000 with plasmid pCU1 (CamR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA+pCU1 | SH1000:msrA with plasmid pCU1 (KanR, TetR, ErmR, CamR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrAB+pCU1 | SH1000:msrAB with pCU1 (KanR, TetR, ErmR, CamR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrA+msrA1 | SH1000:msrA with pCU1-msrA1P-msrA1 (KanR, TetR, ErmR, CamR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrAB+msrA1 | SH1000:msrAB with pCU1-msrA1P-msrA1 (KanR, TetR, ErmR, CamR) | This study |
| SH1000:msrAB+msrB | SH1000:msrAB with pCU1-msrA1P-msrB (KanR, TetR, ErmR, CamR) | This study |
ErmR, erythromycin resistant; KanR, kanamycin resistant; TetR, tetracycline resistant; CamR, chloramphenicol resistant