TABLE 2.

Transductions of S. epidermidis mobile genetic elements

Donor	Mobile genetic element			Transduction system
	Name	Size (bp)	Resistance gene(s)	Recipient	Phage	Selection antibiotic	Frequency
SE27	pSE27_S	4,397	aad(6)	SE459	27	Streptomycin	NAa
SE27	pSE27_T	4,439	tetK	1457	48	Tetracycline	5.0 × 10−4
SE48	SeCISE48	14,835		1457	48		NAb
SE459	pSE459_T	18,761	tetK	1457	459	Tetracycline	1.6 × 10−7
1457 (pBTn)	pBTn	11,256	bla, erm, cat	A6C	48	Chloramphenicol	5.4 × 10−5
					456	Chloramphenicol	3.7 × 10−5
					459	Chloramphenicol	6.9 × 10−5
					E72	Chloramphenicol	6.1 × 10−5
1457 (pBTn)	pBTn	11,256	bla, erm, cat	1457	48	Chloramphenicol	6.1 × 10−6
					456	Chloramphenicol	3.9 × 10−7
					459	Chloramphenicol	2.0 × 10−7
					E72	Chloramphenicol	9.3 × 10−7

^aNA, not applicable due to emergence of spontaneous streptomycin-resistant mutants.

^bNA, not applicable due to no antibiotic selection.