| Group | Strains and subgroups () | MSCRAMM | Toxins |
| I | Group Ia () | FnBPA, FnBPB, Spa, Cna, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, Bbp, IsdA, IsdB | SEA, SEC, SEG, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin, ETA, ETB | Group Ib () | FnBPB, Spa, Cna, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, Bbp, IsdA, IsdB | SEB, SEG, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin |
| II | Group IIa () | FnBPa, FnBPB, SpA, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, IsdA, IsdB | SEB, SEG, TSST, α-toxin | Group IIb () | FnBPB, SdrE, SdrD, IsdA, IsdB | SEC, α-toxin |
| III | Group IIIa () | FnBPA, FnBPb, SpA, ClfA, ClfB, Cna, Bbp, SdrE, SdrD, IsdA, IsdB | SEA, SEB, SEC, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin | Group IIIb () | Spa, Cna, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, IsdA, IsdB | SEC, SEG, TSST, α-toxin |
| IV | Group IVa () | FnBPA, FnBPB, Spa, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, Bbp, IsdA, IsdB | SEA, SEC, SEG, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin | Group IVb () | FnBPA, FnBPB, Cna, Spa, ClfA, ClfB, SdrE, SdrD, Bbp, IsdA, IsdB | SEA, SEC, SEG, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin |
| V | Group V (1) | FnBPA, FnBPB, SpA, Cna, Clfa, Clfb, SdrE, SdrD, Bbp, IsdA, IsdB | SEA, SEB, SEC, SEG, SEH, SEI, TSST, α-toxin, β-toxin |
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