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Table 3 Results of testing 125 ovine and 70 human NAS isolates for autolysins and MSCRAMMS genes by PCR

From: Comparative profiling of agr locus, virulence, and biofilm-production genes of human and ovine non-aureus staphylococci

OVINE Isolates (n)	Autolysins				MSCRAMMS
	atlE		aae		sdrF		sdrG		clfA		clfB		fnbA		fnbB		bbp		cna		fib		eno		epbS
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
S. epi (57)	48	84.2	46	80.7	45	78.9	50	87.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	98	52	91
S. chr (29)	1	3.4	0	0	9	31	13	22.8	0	0	2	7	2	7	1	3.4	0	0	2	7	2	7	16	55	2	7
S. hae (17)	1	5.8	1	5.8	1	5.8	1	5.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	15	88	0	0
S. sim (8)	0	0	1	12.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. cpr (6)	0	0	0	0	1	16.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	100	0	0
S. war (5)	0	0	1	20	3	60	2	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	80	0	0
S. sap (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
S. int (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
S. mus (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
Total (125)	50	40	49	39.2	59	47.2	66	52.8	0	0	2	1.6	2	1.6	1	0.8	1	0.8	2	1.6	2	1.6	100	80	54	43.2
HUMAN Isolates (n)	Autolysins				MSCRAMMS
	atlE		aae		sdrF		sdrG		clfA		clfB		fnbA		fnbB		bbp		cna		fib		eno		epbS
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
S. hae (28)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	100	0	0
S. epi (26)	25	96.1	26	100	21	80.8	26	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	100	26	100
S. lug (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	0
S. hom (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	100	0	0
S. cap (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	100	0	0
S. war (2)	1	50	1	50	1	50	2	100	1	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	100	0	0
S. xyl (1)	0	0	1	100	1	100	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
S. pas (1)	0	0	1	100	0	0	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
S. sap (1)	0	0	1	100	0	0	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
Total (70)	26	37.1	30	42.8	23	32.8	42	60	1	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	100	26	100

Isolate abbreviations: S. hae, S. haemolyticus; S. epi, S. epidermidis; S. chr, S. chromogenes; S. sim, S. simulans; S. lug, S. lugdunensis; S. hom, S. hominis; S. cpr, S. caprae; S. S. cap, S. capitis; S. war, S. warneri; S. xyl, S. xylosus; S. pas, S. pasteuri; S.int, S. intermedius;S. sap, S. saprophyticus subsp. bovis; S. mus, S. muscae

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