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Table 1 MRSA strain sets used for development and validation of PCR assays

From: Rapid and robust phylotyping of spa t003, a dominant MRSA clone in Luxembourg and other European countries

Strain set

Isolate no.

spaTypes present (no. per type)

Assay Development

40

t003 (20); t008 (9); t136 (1); t011 (4); t002 (2); t306 (2); t032 (1); t051 (1)

Assay Validation

153

t003 (135); t008 (18);

Long Term Care Facility

69

t003 (33); t032 (3); t045 (3); t899 (3); t105 (2); t002 (2); t010 (2); t3803 (2); t3106 (2)

Prospective Hospital

21

t003 (21)