Table 1 .
Distribution of WTA glycosyltransferases TarM and TarS in nasal S. aureus isolates
| Parameter | Value for WTA glycosyltransferase-encoding gene(s): |
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|---|---|---|---|
| tarM | tarS | tarM and tarS | |
| No. of gene-positive nasal isolatesa | 25 | 70 | 25 |
| Rate of gene-positive nasal isolates (%)b | 35.7 | 100 | 35.7 |
a
A total of 70 S. aureus isolates obtained from healthy carriers or hospital patients was tested. spa typing revealed 49 different spa types associated with at least 15 different sequence types (see also Table S1 in the supplemental material).
b
Values (%) were calculated by dividing the number of positive isolates by the total number of tested isolates.