Table 1.
Description of the clinical strains used in the study.
| Strain | SaPI inducible by endogenous phage | SaPI (packaging type) | SaPI Integrase | Prophage (packaging type) | Phage derepressor protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-MRSA16 | no | SaPI4 | I | φSa2, φSa3 | — |
| MRSA252 | no | SaPI4 | I | φSa2, φSa3 | — |
| Mu50 | no | SaPIm4, SaPIm1 | III, V | φSa3 | — |
| TW20 | no | SaPI1 | IV | φSa1, φSa3 | — |
| MN8 | no | SaPI2 | V | φSa1, φSa2, φSa3 φSa5, φSa6 | — |
| USA300 | yes | SaPI5 (cos) | IV | φSa2usa (pac), φSa3usa (cos) | unknown |
| COL | yes | SaPI3 (pac) | IV | φCOL (cos) | unknown |
| N315 | yes | SaPIn1(pac) | V | phiN315 (φSa3) (cos) | Redβ |
| MW2 | yes | SaPImw2 (cos) | III | φSa2mw (cos), φSa3mw (pac) | DUF3113 |
| A | yes | SaPIa (pac) | I | φSa3 (cos) | Sri |
| B | no | SaPIb | I | φSa2, φSa3 | — |
| C | yes | SaPIc (cos) | III | φSa2, φSa6 (cos) | DUF3113 |
| D | no | SaPId | V | φSa1, φSa3, φSa6 | — |
| E | yes | SaPIe (pac) | I | φSa3 (cos) | unknown |