Table 2 Pathogenicity islands in completed genomes of S. aureus
ISLAND | VIRULENCE GENE PRODUCTS | USA300 MRSA | Newman | NCTC 8325 | COL | MW2 | MSSA 476 | N315 | Mu50 | JH1 | JH9 | RF122 | MRSA 252 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SaPI1 | TSST, SEK, SEL, Ear | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPI2 | TSST, exfoliatin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPI3 | SEB, SEK, SEQ, Ear | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPI4 | None | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + |
SaPI5 | SEK, SEQ, Ear | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPIbov1 | TSST, SEK, SEL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
SaPIbov2 | Bap adhesin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPIm4 | ferrichrome transporter | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - |
SaPImw2 | Ear, SEC4, SEL2 | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SaPIn1/m1 | TSST, SEL, SEC3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - |
SaPI122 | multidrug exporter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
SaPI6Δ | None | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
νSaα | SET exotoxins, lipoproteins | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
νSaβ | serine proteases, leukotoxin D & E, enterotoxins, epidermin | +a | +a | +a | +a | +a | +a, b | +c | +c | +c | +c | + | +b |
νSaγ | SET exotoxins, exfoliatin, alpha-hemolysin | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |