TABLE 1.

Characteristics of methicillin‐resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus used in the experiments (Turnidge et al., 2016)

Strain	Name	Type (HA/CA) a	Origin	Resistance pattern	PVL b
MRSA 1	QLD1	CA‐MRSA	Australia	Typically no additional resistances (susceptible to non‐β‐lactam classes of antimicrobial)	+
MRSA 2	Aus‐2	HA‐MRSA	Australia	Macrolides/Lincosamides Tetracyclines Trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole Gentamicin Fluoroquinolones	−
MRSA 8	USA300	CA‐MRSA	USA	Macrolides/Lincosamides Fluoroquinolones (variable)	+
MRSA 9	SWP	CA‐MRSA	New Zealand	Typically no additional resistances	+
MRSA 13	WA‐1	CA‐MRSA	Australia	Typically, no additional resistances Macrolides/lincosamides variable Fusidic acid variable	_

^aHealthcare Associated/Community Associated.

^bPanton Valentine Leucocidin production.