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Table 2 Characteristics and bla locus allotypes of MSSA strains used in this studya)

From: Evidence for a purifying selection acting on the β-lactamase locus in epidemic clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clonal complex b)

MLST (ST)

PFGE type

Strain

Origin

Isolation date

blalocus alleles

      

blaZ

blaI

blaR1

 

1

G

IPOP38

Portugal

2001

6

2

10

1

188

L

IPOP58

Portugal

2001

6

2

10

 

573

M

HSJ109

Portugal

1995

6

2

10

5

5

C

HSA29

Portugal

1992-1993

11

4

7

 

5

C

IPOP41

Portugal

2001

6

3

6

8

8

J

IPOP65

Portugal

2001

8

2

ND

 

615

E

IPOP32

Portugal

2001

9

1

4

9

9

D

HSJ122

Portugal

1995

12

1

12

10

10

Q

DCC300

Portugal

1996-1997

9

1

5

12

12

X

HSJ130

Portugal

1995

3

3

6

 

12

X

Draftees728

Portugal

1996-1997

1

1

1

15

15

K

HSA9

Portugal

1992-1993

6

9

ND

20

20

N

HSA47

Portugal

1992-1993

6

8

11

22

22

T

Draftees721

Portugal

1996-1997

6

3

5

25

25

S

HSA76

Portugal

1992-1993

1

1

1

 

30

A

IPOP37

Portugal

2001

13

1

1

30

34

B

IPOP24

Portugal

2001

6

ND

ND

 

34

B

IPOP34

Portugal

2001

1

1

ND

 

NA

B

IPOP26

Portugal

2001

1

ND

ND

45

45

H

HSA19

Portugal

1992-1993

6

2

10

 

45

H

IPOP56

Portugal

2001

6

ND

ND

97

97

P

IPOP50

Portugal

2001

6

ND

ND

121

121

F

IPOP44

Portugal

2001

10

1

5

Singleton

580

R

DCC1185

Portugal

1996-1997

1

1

1

  1. a) MSSA strains have been previously characterized by PFGE and MLST[62].
  2. b) Clonal complexes were determined using the E-burst software http://saureus.mlst.net/eburst/database.asp, last accessed on June 04, 2009.
  3. NA, not available; ND, not determined.