TABLE 2.
Smaller plasmids and their distribution in clinical (n = 123) and commensal (n = 46) isolates.
| Plasmid | Origin | Size | Associated genes | Clinical (%) | Commensal (%) |
| pSHaeA | S. haemolyticus | 2,300 bp | fosB (fosfomycin resistance) | 26.8 | 8.7 |
| pSHaeB | S. haemolyticus | 2,366 bp | ermC (erythromycin resistance) | 44.7 | 0 |
| pSHaeC | S. haemolyticus | 8,180 bp | MFS transporter, mobC, marR transcriptional regulator | 8.9 | 6.5 |
| pWBG1773 | S. aureus | 2,916 bp | 25.2 | 28.3 | |
| pKH21 | S. aureus | 2,531 bp | Lincosamin resistance | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| pWBG754 | S. aureus | 2,241 bp | qacC | 29.3 | 17.4 |
| pC221 | S. aureus | 4,555 bp | Chloramphenicol resistance | 31.7 | 0 |
| pUB110 | S. aureus | 4,548 bp | Bleomycin and kanamycin resistance | 18.7 | 4.3 |