Table 1.
Staphylococcus strains used in this study.
| Strain no.1 (species) | Origin | Other designations and characteristics | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and food industry strains | |||
| MF1767 (Staphylococcus lentus) | Poultry processing equipment | Sundheim et al., 1992 | |
| MF1862 (S. lentus) | Poultry | Sundheim et al., 1992 | |
| MF1844 (S. cohnii) | Poultry processing equipment | Sundheim et al., 1992 | |
| MF4371 (S. saprophyticus) | Salmon processing plant | Schirmer et al., 2012 | |
| MF6029 (S. saprophyticus) | Meat processing equipment | Isolate 12; qacC2 | Sundheim et al., 1992; Heir et al., 1995 |
| MF1871 (S. capitis) | Bakery industry product | Isolate 6; qacA2 | Heir et al., 1995 |
| MF1872 (S. capitis) | Poultry | Isolate 7; qacA2 | Sundheim et al., 1992; Heir et al., 1995 |
| MF1789 (S. epidermidis) | Poultry processing equipment | Sundheim et al., 1992 | |
| Control strains | |||
| ATCC35984 (S. epidermidis) | RP62A | Christensen, 1982 | |
| RN4220 (S. aureus) | Kreiswirth et al., 1983 | ||
| RN4220/pSK265 (S. aureus) | Strain RN4220 with plasmid cloning vector pSK265 | Jones and Khan, 1986; Heir et al., 1998 | |
| RN4220/qacC (S. aureus) | Strain RN4220 with qacC cloned into pSK265 | Heir et al., 1998 |
1MF numbers refer to Nofima’s strain collection. 2Previous designation and strain characteristics according to Heir et al. (1995).