Table 1.

Description of the strains used in this study.

Staphylococcus spp. (Reference strains)			S. pseudintermedius (Clinical isolates)
Species/sub-species	Strain	Origin	Isolate	Origin
S. aureus	8325-4	Human corneal ulcer	N°1	Human skin lesion
S. aureus Δfnb	DU 5883	Human corneal ulcer	N°2	Human nasal carriage
S. intermedius	CCM 5739	Pigeon nose	N°3	Human blood culture
S. pseudintermedius	LMG 22219	Cat lung tissue	N°4	Human CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid)
S. capitis subsp. capitis	CCM 2734	Human skin	N°5	Human skin lesion
S. caprae	CCM3573	Goat milk	N°6	Human pacemaker
S. epidermidis	CCM 2124	Human nose	N°7	Human bone biopsy
S. gallinarum	CCM 3572	Chicken skin	N°8	Human aspiration
S. haemolyticus	CCM 2737	Human skin	N°9	Human blood culture
S. hominis subsp. hominis	DSM 20328	Human skin	N°10	Human drain fluid
S. lugdunensis	ATCC 43809	Human axillary node	N°11	Dog skin pustule
S. pettenkoferi	CIP 107711	Human blood	N°12	Human hip prosthesis
S. saprophyticus subsp.saprophyticus	CCM 883	Human urine	N°13	Human leg abscess
S. sciuri subsp. sciuri	ATCC 29062	Gray squirrel skin	N°14	Human nasal carriage
S. simulans	ATCC 27848	Human skin	N°15	Human skin lesion
S. warneri	CCM 2730	Human Skin	N°16	Horse skin lesion
S. xylosus	ATCC 29971	Human skin	N°17	Human bone fistula