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Harvested staphylococcal colonies per volunteer and distribution of TA producers.
| CFU range of staphylococci on volunteers’ skin (CFU/100 cm2) | Harvested colonies analyzed for TA production by HPLC | Volunteers | Total analyzed colonies by HPLC (900) | TA producing strains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| >1000 | 120 | 1, 3, 4 | 360 | 185 = 20% |
| 500–1000 | 60 | 14, 20, 26, 23 | 240 | |
| 200–500 | 30 | 5, 18, 19, 22, 25, 27 | 180 | |
| 50–200 | 15 | 7, 9, 12, 17, 21, 28 | 90 | |
| 0–50 | ≤7 | 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 23 | 30 |
