TABLE 2.
Temperature-regulated virulence genes
| USA300 no. | Name | 34°C expression valuea | 37°C expression valuea | 40°C expression valuea | Ratio 34°C/37°C | Ratio 37°C/40°C | Ratio 34°C/40°C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUSA300_2572 | aur | 92.1 | 25.1 | 16.52 | 3.67 | 1.52 | 5.58 |
| SAUSA300_0949 | sspC | 857.27 | 240.1 | 172.27 | 3.57 | 1.39 | 4.98 |
| SAUSA300_1975 | lukA | 102.95 | 34.46 | 21.72 | 2.99 | 1.59 | 4.74 |
| SAUSA300_0951 | sspA | 974.25 | 330.7 | 224.12 | 2.95 | 1.48 | 4.35 |
| SAUSA300_0950 | sspB | 848.61 | 291.67 | 173.84 | 2.91 | 1.68 | 4.88 |
| SAUSA300_1922 | sak | 292.07 | 111.8 | 50.36 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 5.80 |
| SAUSA300_1974 | lukB | 129.98 | 52.93 | 35.3 | 2.46 | 1.50 | 3.68 |
| SAUSA300_2364 | sbi | 360.11 | 175.06 | 84.49 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 4.26 |
| SAUSA300_1990 | agrD | 1,322.9 | 774.75 | 308.9 | 1.71 | 2.51 | 4.28 |
| SAUSA300_0278 | esxA | 6,275 | 5,439 | 2,544.2 | 1.15 | 2.14 | 2.47 |
| SAUSA300_2092 | dps | 897.51 | 1,028.9 | 2,887 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 0.31 |
| SAUSA300_0424.1 | PSMa | 14.24 | 32.2 | 53.56 | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.27 |
a
Average expression value in RPKM (reads per kilobase per million mapped reads).