Research Article
Molecular Characteristics and Distribution of Virulence Genes among Staphylococcus aureus Complex Isolates Derived from Vascular Access Infections
Table 4
The distribution of virulence genes among molecular types of SAC isolates.
| | Virulence factors | ST type | | 1 (n = 1) | 7 (n = 1) | 8 (n = 8) | 15 (n = 6) | 30 (n = 1) | 45 (n = 6) | 59 (n = 11) | 72 (n = 1) | 96 (n = 1) | 97 (n = 2) | 188 (n = 5) | 239 (n = 8) | 398 (n = 1) | 6892 (n = 1) | 2250 (n = 3) |
| | Leukocidin, enterotoxins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | lukS-PV-lukF-PV | | | 6 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | sea | 1 | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | | 8 | | | | | seb | | | | 3 | | | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | | | sec | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adhesins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ebpS (elastin-binding protein) | 1 | | | | 1 | 6 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | fib (fibrinogen-binding protein) | | | 7 | 5 | | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | | 1 | | fnbB (fibronectin-binding protein) | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 | | | clfA | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | clfB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | eno | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | cna (collagen-binding protein) | | | | | | 6 | | | 1 | | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | bbp (bone sinloprotein binding protein) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
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The following genes were not detected in any isolate: sed, see, eta, etb, tst, and fnbA.
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