Table 1.
Bacterial strains.
| Strain | Description | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||
| USA300 LAC* | LAC strain of the USA300 CA-MRSA lineage, cured of LAC-p03 plasmid | 104 |
| USA300 LAC* ΔdltD | USA300 LAC* with the dltD gene deleted, Eryr | This study |
| USA300 LAC* ΔdltD pCN34 | USA300 LAC* ΔdltD carrying the empty pCN34 vector, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC* ΔdltD PdltD | USA300 LAC* ΔdltD complemented with PdltD, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 | LAC strain of the USA300 CA-MRSA lineage cured of plasmids | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 agrC::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in agrC, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 saeS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in saeS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 arlS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in arlS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 lytS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in lytS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 srrB::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in srrB, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 nreB::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in nreB, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 airS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in airS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 hptS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in hptS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 hssS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in hssS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 kdpD::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in kdpD, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 phoP::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in phoP, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 vraS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in vraS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in graS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 braS::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in braS, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 desK::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in desK, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn pCN34 | USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn carrying the empty pCN34 plasmid, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn PgraXRS | USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn complemented with PgraXRS, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 PdltA-gfp | USA300 LAC JE2 carrying the PdltA-gfp reporter plasmid, Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn PdltA-gfp | USA300 LAC JE2 graS::Tn carrying the PdltA-gfp reporter plasmid, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 vraS:Tn pCN34 | USA300 LAC JE2 vraS::Tn carrying the empty pCN34 plasmid, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 vraS:Tn PvraUTSR | USA300 LAC JE2 vraS::Tn complemented with PvraUTSR, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 PvraX-gfp | USA300 LAC JE2 carrying the PvraX-gfp reporter plasmid, Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 vraS::Tn PvraX-gfp | USA300 LAC JE2 vraS::Tn carrying the PvraX-gfp reporter plasmid, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 mprF::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in mprF, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 cls1::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in cls1, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 cls2::Tn | USA300 LAC JE2 with a bursa aurealis transposon insertion in cls2, Eryr | 47 |
| USA300 LAC JE2 cls2::Tn pCN34 | USA300 LAC JE2 cls2::Tn carrying the empty pCN34 vector, Eryr Kanr | This study |
| USA300 LAC JE2 cls2::Tn Pcls2 | USA300 LAC JE2 cls2::Tn complemented with Pcls2, Eryr Kanr | This study |