Table 1.

Staphylococcal species that were recovered from cities in the south and north of China.

Genus	Species Recovered from PSBs Samples Collected from 12 Cities of China
	All Cities a	Northern Cities b	Southern Cities c
Staphylococcus	S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus, S. hominis, S. xylosus	S. saprophyticus, S. succinus	S. arlettae, S. capitis, S. gallinarum, S. kloosii, S. pseudintermedius, S. sciuri, S. warneri

Note: ^a—species that were recovered from PSB samples of southern and northern cities; ^b—species that were recovered from PSB samples of northern cities (Beijing, Ningxia, Puyang, Shihezi, Shuozhou, Xining); ^c—species that were recovered from PSB samples of Southern cities (Chengdu, Kunming, Lanxi, Putian, Suzhou, Zhuzhou).