Table 4.
SCCmec, PVL status, MLST and spa typing for selected strains of the major and sporadic PFGE clones
| SCCmec (n) | PVL status | MLST profile (no. of isolates) | ST | spa type (no. of isolates) | PFGE clones (no. of isolates) | Epidemic clone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V (12) | 1 | 6, 2 , 6 , 2 , 7, 13, 5 (1) | ST689 | t019 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| 8 | 1, 1, 1, 1, 22, 1, 1 (9) | ST772 | t657 (9) | 14 (9) | Asia (SLV of ST1) | |
| 1 | 22, 1, 14, 109, 12, 4, 3 (1) | ST1289 | t2526 (1) | 16 (1) | ||
| 1 | 1, 1, 1, 159, 1, 1, 1 (1) | ST2039 | t386 (1) | 8 (1) | ||
| IV (13) | 3 | 7, 6, 1, 5, 8, 8, 6 (6) | ST22 | t005 (1), t891 (2), t1152 (2), t3107 (1) | 4 (6) | United Kingdom (EMRSA-15) |
| 3 | 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2 (3) | ST36 | t4410 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
| 1 | 7, 6, 1, 5, 8, 5, 6 (2) | ST217 | t1328 (2) | 4 (2) | ||
| 0 | 2, 2, 2, 2, 6, 3, 2 (2) | ST30 | t021 (2) | Southwest Pacific (USA1100) | ||
| III (13) | 1 | 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3 (6) | ST239 | t030 (6) | 6 (6) | Brazilian (SLV of ST8) |
| 0 | 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 30 (2) | ST241 | t037 (2) | 6 (1), 9 (1) | ||
| 0 | 1, 4, 1, 8, 4, 4, 3 (1) | ST72 | t347 (1) | 8 (1) | ||
| 0 | 2, 3, 6, 1, 4, 4, 3 (2) | ST1097 | t2952 (2) | 3 (2) | ||
| 0 | 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 30 (1) | ST1310 | t4410 (1) | 8 (1) | ||
| 0 | 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 11. 1) | ST673 | t1309 (1) | 16 (1) |
PVL, Panton–Valentine leukocidin; MLST, multi-locus sequence typing; ST, sequence type; PFGE, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; SLV, single locus variant.