Table 2 Comparison of toxin genes among major agr types or ST types
Toxin genes | No. of isolates positive for the toxin gene (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agr type | ST type | |||||||||
agr I (n = 112) | agr II (n = 38) | agr III (n = 16) | ST59 (n = 9) | ST188 (n = 8) | ST398 (n = 8) | ST7 (n = 6) | ST764 (n = 6) | ST5 (n = 5) | ST630 (n = 5) | |
lukED | 86 (76.8) | 35 (94.6) | 15 (93.8) | 6 (66.7) | 8 (100.0) | 0 | 6 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 3 (60.0) |
lukM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hlgCB | 108 (96.4) | 37 (97.4) | 14 (87.5) | 8 (88.9) | 8 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 5 (83.3) | 6 (100) | 5 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) |
lukAB | 81 (72.3) | 29 (76.3) | 8 (50.0) | 5 (55.6) | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (66.7) | 5 (83.3) | 4 (80.0) | 5 (100.0) |
pvl | 12 (10.7) | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 3 (30.3) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
tst | 4 (3.6) | 5 (13.2) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) |
sea | 21 (18.8) | 4 (10.5) | 5 (31.3) | 3 (30.3) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 |
seb | 30 (26.8) | 17 (44.7) | 1(6.3) | 7 (77.8) | 4 (50.0) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 4 (66.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0 |
sec | 8 (7.1) | 9 (23.7) | 5 (31.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (100.0) | 0 |
sed | 7 (6.3) | 6 (15.8) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 |
sej | 12 (10.7) | 6 (15.8) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 |
see | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
seh | 9 (8.0) | 0 | 9 (56.3) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 |
seg | 28 (25.0) | 27 (71.1) | 5 (31.3) | 0 | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (100) | 3 (60.0) | 0 |
sei | 19 (17.0) | 25 (65.8) | 3 (18.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 3 (60.0) | 0 |
sem | 22 (19.6) | 24 (63.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 4 (80.0) | 0 |
sen | 18 (16.1) | 18 (47.4) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(16.7) | 4(66.7) | 4(80.0) | 0 |
seo | 16 (14.3) | 17 (44.7) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(16.7) | 4(66.7) | 4(80.0) | 0 |