TABLE 1.
Isolates and plasmids used in this study.
| Isolates and plasmids | Characteristics | Sources |
| NWAF05 | S. sciuri, mecA1 + | This study |
| NWAF25 | S. sciuri, mecA1+ | This study |
| NWAF26 | S. sciuri, mecA1 + | This study |
| NWAF26R | The 10th generation for NWAF26 induced with oxacillin | This study |
| NWAF26R-R3 | The 3th generation for NWAF26R induced without oxacillin | This study |
| NWAF26R-R10 | The 10th generation for NWAF26R induced without oxacillin | This study |
| NEWMAN | S. aureus, mecA–, mecA1–, β-lactamase negative | Laboratory strain |
| RN4220 | S. aureus, mecA–, mecA1–, β-lactamase negative | Laboratory strain |
| NEWMAN-mecA1 | NEWMAN transformed with pSE1-mecA1 | This study |
| RN4220-mecA1 | RN4220 transformed with pSE1-mecA1 | This study |
| pSE1 | S. aureus expression vector, Apr, Cmr | This study |
| pSE1-mecA1 | pSE1 with mecA1 gene from isolate NWAF26 | This study |