TABLE 2.
SCCmec-associated genes carried by a Staphylococcus saprophyticus strain (KS295) in lineage S and their homology with those found in other staphylococcal species.
| Genes | % Nucleotide identity |
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| Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus fleurettii | Staphylococcus sciuri | Staphylococcus vitulinus | |
| ccrB (ccrB3) | 86.0 | – | 91.0 | – |
| brnQ | 74.0 | 99.9 | 83.0 | 86.0 |
| mvaA | 70.0 | 100.0 | 83.0 | 87.0 |
| paaJ | – | 99.9 | 85.0 | 85.0 |
| mvaS | 99.7 | 99.9 | 88.0 | 91.0 |
| IS256 | – | 99.7 | 79.0 | – |
| ugpQ | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| maoC | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| mecA | 99.9 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
| mecR1 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.5 | – |
| mecI | 100.0 | 100.0 | – | – |
| xylR | 99.0 | 99.8 | 99.0 | – |
depicts genes that either were completely absent or had ≤60% coverage. Values highlighted in bold had the highest identities for each gene.