TABLE 3.
spaA typing of selected MRSA strains isolated in Hungary in 1994 to 1996 and 1997 to 1998
| spaA typea | Clonal typeb (no. of strains) |
|---|---|
| WGKAKBAOKAOMQ | III::B1::A (2), IX::B::A (2), III::M::A (1) |
| WGKAKAOKAOMQ | III::B::A (5), III′::B::A (2), III::B2::A (1), III′::B2::A (2), XI::B::A (1), III::M::A (2), III::M1::A (6), III::W::A (2), III::B′::B (1), III::N::B (1), III::W::B (1) |
| WGKAOKAOMQ | III::B::A (1), III′::B3::A (1), III::M::A (1), III′::q::A (1), V::W1::A (1), III::B::B (1), III::M4::T (1), III::M′::H (1) |
| XKAOKAOMQ | XI::B::A (2), III′::n::A (1) |
| WGKAQAQQ | II::q::D (7), II::q1::D (1), II::D::D (3), II::A′::D (1) |
| TIMBMDMGMK | II::E1::S (9) |
| TIMBME | II::E1::S (1) |
| WGKAOMQ | III::ββ1::Z (1) |
| YHFGFMBQBLO | I::NH::W (2) |
a
spaA types were assigned according to Shopsin and colleagues (22). Each letter corresponds to a different polymorphism of the 24-bp repeat; the sequence of letters correponds to the sequence of the 24-bp repeats within the spaA gene polymorphic X region.
b
Clonal types were defined on the basis of ClaI-mecA polymorphisms::ClaI-Tn554 patterns::SmaI-PFGE restriction profiles.