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Table 3 Comparison of the results obtained by MLST, SCC mec analysis and spa typing for the 85 MRSA horse isolates

From: Nationwide molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus responsible for horse infections in France

Year of isolation

Sequence type [ST] (no.)

spa type (no.)

SCC mec type (no.)

2007

8 (2)

t394 (2)

IVd (2)

2008

8 (2)

t064 (1), t394 (1)

IVd (2)

2010

8 (8)

398 (7)

t394 (1), t451 (3), t5488 (1), t13440 (3)

t011 (7)

II (1), IVd (7)

IVa (6), V (1)

2011

5 (1)

8 (3)

398 (17)

t777 (1)

t394 (1), t13440 (2)

t011 (14), t1255 (2), t2346 (1)

VI (1)

IVd (3)

IVa (17)

2012

8 (10)

254 (1)

398 (13)

1245a (1)

t064 (1), t394 (8), t13440 (1)

t009 (1)

t011 (10), t899 (1), t1255 (1), t2346 (1)

t6220 (1)

IVd (10)

ntb

IVa (13)

ntb

2013

8 (3)

398 (16)

612 (1)

t394 (3)

t011 (13), t108 (1), t899 (1), t1451 (1)

t064 (1)

IVd (3)

IVa (16)

IVd (1)

  1. a mecC-positive strain
  2. b nt not typeable