Table 1.

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the S. aureus strains used in this study.

S. aureus Strains	SCCmec Type (Only for MRSA)	MLST ST	spa Types	Mannitol Fermentation	δ-toxin (m/z 3004 and 3034*)
MRSA
7875	IV	72	t664	N	+
4206	IV	1	t286	P	+*
8186	IV	72	t324	P	+
9770	IV	72	t148	N	+
6230	IV	72	t324	P	+
2065	III	239	t037	P	+
9938	IV	1	t286	P	+*
12779	II	5	t2460	P	−
2096	III	239	t037	N	+
14459	IV	72	t324	P	+
7557	II	5	t9353	P	+
11111	II	5	t601	P	−
14278	II	5	t9353	P	+
9291	II	5	t601	P	−
14604	II	5	t9353	P	+
5777	III	239	t037	P	+
3617	III	239	t037	P	+
8471	II	5	t9353	P	+
6288	III	239	t037	P	+
2102	II	686	t5607	P	+
2090	III	239	t037	P	+
MSSA
2044	O	97	t267	P	+
3144	O	513	t164	P	+
7403	O	97	t9353	P	+
5074	O	45	t1460	P	+
2280	O	188	t189	P	+
2225	O	1	t127	P	+*
12087	O	188	t189	P	+
6280	O	1	t127	N	−
3647	O	30	t318	P	+
8734	O	188	t189	P	+
4308	O	59	t1950	N	+*
8873	O	72	t126	P	+
11925	O	6	t701	P	+
10794	O	1970	t065	P	+
12192	O	8	t008	P	+
14644	O	72	t126	P	+
9684	O	59	t1151	P	+*
13367	O	8	t008	P	+
14669	O	1821	t5554	P	+

MLST: Multilocus sequence typing, CC: Clonal complexes, ST: Sequence type, spa: Staphylococcal protein A, O: Nontypable, P: Positive, N: Negative, +: Present, −: Absent, m/z 3034*: Allelic variant of δ-toxin.