Table 3 S. epidermidis reference and clinical strains used in the present study

1457

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1992

1457-M10

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaA::Tn917

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1994

M22

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaC::Tn917

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 2000

M23

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaC::Tn917

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 2000

M24

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaA::Tn917

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 2000

8400

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1992

8400-M10

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaA::Tn917

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1999

9142

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1992

5179

biofilm^-PIA^-

icaA::IS257

20-kDaPS⁺

Mack et al., 1992

5179R1

biofilm⁺PIA^-

icaA::IS257 aap⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Rohde et al., 2005

1585

biofilm-PIA^-

ica-

20-kDaPS-

Rohde et al., 2005

ATCC35983 (RP12)

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Reference strain

ATCC35984(RP62A)

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Reference strain

1477

biofilm⁺PIA⁺

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS⁺

Clinical strain.

1522

biofilm^-PIA^-

ica-

20-kDaPS⁺

Clinical strain

1510

biofilm⁺PIA^-

ica ⁺

20-kDaPS-

Clinical strain

1505

biofilm^-PIA^-

ica-

20-kDaPS-

Clinical strain