Table 2.
Virulence genes distribution of the 14 analyzed strains.
| SA80004 | SA103 | SA170006 | SA18009 | SA180015 | SA190006 | SA70002 | SA10009 | SA10014 | SA80001 | SA107 | SA123 | SA520 | SA170015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC5 | CC8 | CC15 | CC30 | CC45 | ||||||||||
| VIRULENCE REGULATORS | ||||||||||||||
| Agr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SarA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CodY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SarR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SaeR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SaeS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SrrA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SigB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ENTEROTOXINS | ||||||||||||||
| Seg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sea/sep | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Seu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sem | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Sec3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Tst | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| HEMOLYSINS | ||||||||||||||
| Hlb | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1 | 1a | 1a | 1a | 1a |
| Hla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hld | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| hlgB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| hlgC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| hlgA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psma1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psma2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psma3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psma4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psmb1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Psmb2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LEUCOCIDINS | ||||||||||||||
| lukE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| lukD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| lukF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| lukS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PROTEASES | ||||||||||||||
| Aur | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| splA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| splB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| splE | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| IMMUNE EVASION GENES | ||||||||||||||
| Sak | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 indicates that the gene is present and – that it is absent in each particular strain.
a
Hlb truncated by Sa3int phage.