Table 4 Molecular characteristics of S. aureus isolates collected in this study

CC59(20)

ST59(16)

t437(12)

10

2

IVa(10)

t163(2)

2

t1950(1)

1

t441(1)

1

ST6731(1)

t437(1)

1

IVa(1)

ST6733(1)

t437(1)

1

ST6734(1)

t172(1)

1

IVa(1)

ST6774(1)

t1751(1)

1

NT(1)

CC398(13)

ST398(12)

t571(9)

1

8

III(1)

t034(2)

2

t7160(1)

1

ST6777(1)

NT(1)

1

CC5(13)

ST5(11)

t002(4)

4

t954(2)

2

t1084(1)

1

t13506(1)

1

t2460(1)

1

II(1)

t5076(1)

1

II(1)

t668(1)

1

ST965(1)

t062(1)

1

ST5039(1)

t002(1)

1

CC22(10)

ST22(9)

t309(5)

5

t1516(1)

1

t2336(1)

1

t5335(1)

1

t7611(1)

1

ST6663(1)

t5335(1)

1

CC15(5)

ST15(4)

t084(4)

4

t14014(1)

1

ST6763(1)

t084(1)

1

CC239(8)

ST239(4)

t030(3)

3

III(3)

t037(1)

1

NT(1)

ST630(2)

t377(2)

2

ST8(2)

t008(1)

1

IVa(1)

t024(1)

1

CC25(6)

ST25(4)

t349(1)

1

t078(1)

1

t472(1)

1

t078(1)

1

ST6732(1)

t18446(1)

1

ST6776(1)

NT(1)

1

Singletons(25)

ST6(5)

t701(4)

4

t2467(1)

1

ST188(4)

t189(4)

4

ST7(3)

t796(2)

2

t091(1)

1

ST1(2)

t127(2)

2

ST72(1)

t324(1)

1

ST88(1)

t1764(1)

1

NT(1)

ST707(1)

t4523(1)

1

ST1777(1)

t318(1)

1

III(1)

ST3969(1)

t159(1)

1

ST6664(1)

t796(1)

1

ST6665(1)

t309(1)

1

ST6666(1)

t346(1)

1

ST6667(1)

t2091(1)

1

ST6762(1)

t1751(1)

1

NT(1)

ST6773(1)

t2092(1)

1