Volume 15, Number 12—December 2009
Dispatch
Novel Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Hong Kong
Luca Guardabassi, Margie O’Donoghue, Arshnee Moodley, Jeff Ho, and Maureen Boost
Table 2
Tandem repeat successions in spa types previously associated with Staphylococcus aureus ST9 and ST398*
| spa type | Tandem repeat sequence | MLST allelic profile | ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| t899 | 07-16-23-----------------02-34 | 3-3-1-1-1-1-10 | 9 |
| t337 | 07-16-23-23-02-12-23-02-34 | 3-3-1-1-1-1-10 | 9 |
| t3198 | 07-16-16-23-23-02-02-12-23-02-34 | 3-3-1-1-1-1-10 | 9 |
| t011 | 08-16-02---------25-34-24-25 | 3-35-19-2-20-26-39 | 398 |
| t034 | 08-16-02-25-02-25-34-24-25 | 3-35-19-2-20-26-39 | 398 |
| t0108 | 08-16-02---------25-----24-25 | 3-35-19-2-20-26-39 | 398 |
| t567 | 08-------------02-25-----24-25 | 3-35-19-2-20-26-39 | 398 |
| t571 | 08-16-02-25-02-25-34-----25 | 3-35-19-2-20-26-39 | 398 |
*MLST, multilocus sequence typing; ST, sequence type.
