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Table 2 Susceptibility profile of parent, cured, recipient strains and transconjugants derived from strain A15

From: Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates expressing low- and high-level mupirocin resistance in Nigeria and South Africa

Strain

Resistance pattern

MUP MIC (mg/L)

mupA gene

35 IBA (parent)

TET, MU (H)

>1024

+

35 IBA (CUR) – cured strain

TET

0.064

-

A15 (parent)

OX, ERY, CDRi, RF, TET, MU (H)

>1024

+

A15c A (cured strain of A15)

OX, RF, TET, MU (H)

>1024

+

A15c D (cured strain of A15)

OX, ERY, CDRi, RF

0.0125

-

WBG 541 (recipient strain)

RF, FC

ND

-

TransEry (transconjugant of A15)

RF, FC, ERY, CDRi

ND

-

TransMup (transconjugant of A15)

RF, FC, MU (H)

>1024

+

TransCad (transconjugant of A15)

RF, FC, MU (H), Cad

>1024

+

  1. TET – Tetracycline; MU (H) – High-level mupirocin resistance; OX – Oxacillin;
  2. ERY – Erythromycin; CDRi – Clindamycin (inducible resistance); RF – Rifampicin;
  3. FC – Fusidic acid; Cad – Cadmium; ND – Not determined