Implementation of a novel in vitro model of infection of reconstituted human epithelium for expression of virulence genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from catheter-related infections in Mexico

Table 2 Expression of virulence genes, spa typing, and PFGE in the MRSA strains

Strain	*fnbA*	*fnbB*	*spa*	*clfA*	*clfB*	*cna*	*bbp*	*ebps*	*eap*	*sdrC*	*sdrD*	*sdrE*	*efb*	*icaA*	*agr* Group	*spa* typing	*PFGE
S-10	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	1^A
S-16	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t002	2^B
S-19	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	II	t895	2^B
S-22	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	3^C
S-36	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	3^C
S-52	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	4^A
S-58	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	II	t895	5^A
S-59	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	6^C
S-66	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	6^C
S-73	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t008	7^A
S-75	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	I	t895	8^A
S-76	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t189	9^A
S-77	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	10^C
S-79	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895
S-82	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895
S-93	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t008	11^A
S-103	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	I	t895	12^A
S-106	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	13^A
S-107	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	I	t008	14^A
S-8	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	II	t895	15^D
S-108	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	II	t895	15^D
No	19	17	21	19	21	21	21	19	19	21	20	18	20	21	21
%	90.4	80.9	100	90.4	100	100	100	90.4	90.4	100	95.2	85.7	95.2	100	100

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