Table 1

Characteristics of 79 S. aureus strains used in this study, grouped according to the BURST analysis.
Strain
 Origin
 CCa
 ST
 arcc
 aroe
 glpf
 gmk
 pta
 tpi
 yqil
 aur
 Methicillinb
133
 England
 97
 842
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 5
 38
 1
 MSSA
161
 England
 NA
 843
 3
 1
 31
 1
 29
 5
 3
 1
 MSSA
167
 England
 NA
 9
 3
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 10
 1
 MSSA
29
 England
 20
 20
 4
 9
 1
 8
 1
 10
 8
 1
 MSSA
1000/93
 Germany
 8
 254
 3
 32
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MRSA
3498
 Russia
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MRSA
USA300
 USA
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MRSA
3521
 Lithuania
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MRSA
399
 England
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MSSA
364
 England
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MSSA
NCTC 8325
 England
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MSSA
Newman
 England
 8
 8
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MSSA
70
 England
 8
 844
 3
 51
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 1
 MSSA
COL
 England
 8
 250
 3
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 16
 1
 MRSA
HPV107
 Portugal
 8
 247
 3
 3
 1
 12
 4
 4
 16
 1
 MRSA
2260
 Poland
 8
 247
 3
 3
 1
 12
 4
 4
 16
 1
 MRSA
2233
 Poland
 8
 336
 3
 73
 1
 12
 4
 4
 16
 1
 MRSA
1791
 Poland
 8
 157
 2
 3
 26
 1
 4
 39
 3
 22
 MRSA
Fin
 Finland
 8
 241
 2
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 30
 22
 MRSA
3497
 Bulgaria
 8
 239
 2
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 22
 MRSA
H390
 Poland
 8
 239
 2
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 22
 MRSA
3254
 Poland
 8
 239
 2
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 22
 MRSA
3301
 Lithuania
 8
 501
 65
 3
 1
 1
 4
 4
 3
 23
 MRSA
21
 England
 25
 25
 4
 1
 4
 1
 5
 5
 4
 2
 MSSA
57
 England
 25
 25
 4
 1
 4
 1
 5
 5
 4
 2
 MSSA
116
 England
 25
 25
 4
 1
 4
 1
 5
 5
 4
 2
 MSSA
HIP11983
 USA
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 3
 VRSA
HIP13170
 USA
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 3
 VRSA
N315
 Japan
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 3
 MRSA
Mu50
 Japan
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 3
 MRSA
Mu3
 Japan
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 3
 MRSA
JH1
 USA
 5
 105
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 28
 3
 MRSA
JH9
 USA
 5
 105
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 28
 3
 MRSA
3483
 Slovenia
 5
 228
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 24
 29
 3
 MRSA
24
 Poland
 5
 5
 1
 4
 1
 4
 12
 1
 10
 4
 MRSA
HIP11714
 USA
 5
 371
 1
 4
 53
 4
 12
 1
 10
 5
 VRSA
38
 England
 101
 101
 3
 1
 14
 15
 11
 19
 3
 6
 MSSA
266
 England
 101
 505
 24
 1
 14
 15
 11
 19
 3
 6
 MSSA
1899
 Poland
 80
 80
 1
 3
 1
 14
 11
 51
 10
 6
 MRSA
7
 England
 1
 841
 1
 1
 25
 1
 1
 1
 1
 6
 MSSA
314
 England
 1
 3
 1
 1
 1
 9
 1
 1
 12
 6
 MSSA
BN5
 Poland
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 6
 MRSA
MW2
 USA
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 6
 MRSA
476
 England
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 6
 MSSA
3502
 Bulgaria
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 7
 MRSA
139
 England
 1
 188
 3
 1
 1
 8
 1
 1
 1
 13
 MSSA
380
 England
 1
 188
 3
 1
 1
 8
 1
 1
 1
 13
 MSSA
290
 England
 1
 848
 10
 1
 1
 1
 12
 1
 1
 21
 MSSA
481
 England
 121
 123
 6
 5
 6
 2
 7
 17
 19
 8
 MSSA
RF122c
 Ireland
 NA
 151
 6
 72
 12
 43
 49
 67
 59
 9
 MSSA
400
 England
 NA
 182
 18
 18
 6
 2
 13
 15
 18
 10
 MSSA
151
 England
 12
 12
 1
 3
 1
 8
 11
 5
 11
 11
 MSSA
11
 England
 15
 15
 13
 13
 1
 1
 12
 11
 13
 12
 MSSA
794
 Poland
 15
 15
 13
 13
 1
 1
 12
 11
 13
 12
 MSSA
245
 England
 15
 15
 13
 13
 1
 1
 12
 11
 13
 12
 MSSA
398
 England
 15
 845
 13
 13
 1
 1
 12
 34
 13
 12
 MSSA
50
 England
 7
 7
 5
 4
 1
 4
 4
 6
 3
 14
 MSSA
262
 England
 7
 789
 3
 4
 1
 4
 4
 6
 3
 14
 MSSA
271
 England
 7
 789
 3
 4
 1
 4
 4
 6
 3
 14
 MSSA
272
 England
 59
 59
 19
 23
 15
 2
 19
 20
 15
 15
 MSSA
1678/96
 Germany
 22
 22
 7
 6
 1
 5
 8
 8
 6
 16
 MRSA
136
 England
 22
 22
 7
 6
 1
 5
 8
 8
 6
 16
 MSSA
160
 England
 22
 22
 7
 6
 1
 5
 8
 8
 6
 16
 MSSA
103
 England
 22
 839
 7
 6
 112
 5
 8
 8
 6
 17
 MSSA
93
 England
 NA
 846
 7
 6
 28
 27
 11
 40
 43
 18
 MSSA
183
 England
 45
 46
 10
 14
 8
 6
 14
 3
 2
 20
 MSSA
299
 England
 45
 46
 10
 14
 8
 6
 14
 3
 2
 20
 MSSA
9
 England
 45
 47
 10
 11
 8
 6
 10
 3
 2
 20
 MSSA
87
 England
 45
 47
 10
 11
 8
 6
 10
 3
 2
 20
 MSSA
C115
 Poland
 45
 45
 10
 14
 8
 6
 10
 3
 2
 20
 MRSA
A005a
 Poland
 45
 45
 10
 14
 8
 6
 10
 3
 2
 20
 MSSA
125
 England
 30
 34
 8
 2
 2
 2
 6
 3
 2
 19
 MSSA
3248
 Czech
 30
 30
 2
 2
 2
 2
 6
 3
 2
 24
 MRSA
2956
 Poland
 30
 30
 2
 2
 2
 2
 6
 3
 2
 24
 MRSA
436
 England
 30
 30
 2
 2
 2
 2
 6
 3
 2
 24
 MSSA
252
 England
 30
 36
 2
 2
 2
 2
 3
 3
 2
 24
 MRSA
156
 England
 30
 37
 2
 2
 2
 2
 15
 3
 2
 24
 MSSA
328
 England
 30
 847
 2
 46
 24
 2
 2
 2
 2
 24
 MSSA
15
 England
 30
 39
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2
 24
 MSSA

a NA indicates that the strain may differ by at least three MLST genes from other strains recorded in the MLST database as of January 2008.

b VRSA, vancomycin-resistant MRSA

c RF122 was the only strain of animal origin analyzed in this study and was isolated from bovine mastitis

Sabat et al. BMC Microbiology 2008 8:129   doi:10.1186/1471-2180-8-129