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Table 4 Antibiotic susceptibility profile and mecA status of donor, recipient and transconjugants

From: In vitro transfer of methicillin resistance determinants mecA from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)

Cell type

ID

 

Antibiotic susceptibility profiles

mecA

OX1

CPD10

FOX3O

E15

N10

AML25

TGC15

LEV

Donor

SEQ5

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient

SCH4

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

R

(D)Transconjugants

E30

R

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

(R)Transconjugants

T30

R

S

S

S

R

R

R

S

Donor

SEQ5

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient cell

SEQ1

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

(D)Transconjugant

E30

S

I

S

S

R

R

R

S

(R)Transconjugant

T30

S

S

S

I

R

R

R

S

Donor cells

SEV1

R

S

R

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient cells

SEQ1

S

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

(D)Transconjugants

E30

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

(R)Transconjugants

T30

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

Donor

SEQ5

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient

SCH4

R

S

S

S

S

S

R

S

+

(D)Transconjugants

E50

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(R)Transconjugants

T50

S

S

S

S

R

R

R

S

Donor

SEQ5

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient cell

SEQ1

S

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

(D)Transconjugant

E50

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(R)Transconjugant

T50

R

I

S

I

R

R

R

S

+

Donor cells

SEV1

R

S

R

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient cells

SEQ1

S

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

(D)Transconjugants

E50

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

(R)Transconjugants

T50

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

S

Donor

SEQ5

R

S

S

R

R

R

S

S

+

Recipient

SCH4

R

S

S

S

S

S

R

S

+

(D)Transconjugants

E100

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(R)Transconjugants

T100

S

S

S

S

R

R

R

S

Donor

SEQ5

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Recipient cell

SEQ1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(D)Transconjugant

E100

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(R)Transconjugant

T100

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Donor cells

SEV1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Recipient cells

SEQ1

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(D)Transconjugants

E100

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

(R)Transconjugants

T100

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. ND Not determined, SH Staphylococcus human isolate, SDG staphylococcus dog isolate, SCH staphylococcus chicken isolate, SEV staphylococcus environmental isolate, SEQ staphylococcus equine/horse isolate, 100, 50, 30 concentration of antibiotics in μg/mL, D donors, R recipients, D Transconjugants donor transconjugants, R Transconjugants recipient transconjugants, R resistance, S susceptible, I intermediate resistance, E15 erythromycin, CPD10 cefpodoxime, Lev1 levofloxacin, TGC15 tigecycline