TABLE 1.

Staphylococcus aureus strains and plasmids used in this study

Strain or plasmid	Relevant characteristic(s)	Vancomycin MIC (μg/ml)	Reference(s)
300-169	PBa -MRSA, agr-I SCCmec IV CC45b	0.5	5
301-188	RBa -MRSA, agr-I SCCmec IV CC45	0.5	5
300-169p	300-169 with pALC1766	0.5	13
301-188p	301-188 with pALC1766	0.5	13
301-188p::ϕSA169	301-188 lysogenized with bacteriophage ϕSA169 and transduced with pALC1766	0.5	This study
RN4220	NCTC8325-4, α-hemolysin negative, β-hemolysin positive		5
SH1000	rsbU-positive derivative of NCTC8325-4, agr-I		5
SH1001	SH1000 agr::tet(M) Tetr		5
pALC1766	Derivative of pALC1484 in which the cap5 promoter was cloned upstream of gfpUVR reporter, Chlr		13

^aPB, persistent MRSA bacteremia strain; RB, resolving MRSA bacteremia strain.

^bCC, clonal complex.