In commonly occurring lineages, DNA sequencing of the spa gene allows presumptive identification of Healthcare- and Community-Associated MRSA strains identified in the UK and MLST clonal complex designation.
|
Description |
Common names |
PVL status |
MLST clonal complex (ST) |
Typical spa type |
spa repeat succession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Healthcare-Associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) |
UK EMRSA-1, -4, -7, -9, -11; Brazilian/Hungarian clone |
Negative |
8 (239 or 240) |
t037 |
15-12-16-02-25-17-24 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-2, -6, -12, -13, -14; Irish-1; Irish-2 |
Negative |
8 (8) |
t190 |
11-17-34-24-34-22-25 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-5, -17; Iberian clone |
Negative |
8(247) |
t051 |
11-19-21-12-21-17-34-24-34-22-25 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-3 |
Negative |
5 (5) |
t001 |
26-30-17-34-17-20-17-12-17-16 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-8 |
Negative |
8 (250) |
t194 |
11-19-12-12-12-34-34-24-34-22-25 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-10 |
Negative |
8 (254) |
t009 |
11-12-21-17-34-24-34-22-24-34-22-33-25 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-15 |
Negative |
22 (22) |
t032 |
26-23-23-13-23-31-29-17-31-29-17-25-17-25-16-28 |
|
|
UK EMRSA-16 |
Negative |
30 (36) |
t018 |
15-12-16-02-16-02-25-17-24-24-24 |
|
Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) |
USA 400 |
Positive |
1 (1) |
t128 |
07-23-23-21-16-34-33-13 |
|
|
Bengal Bay clone |
Positive |
1 (ST772) |
t657 |
26-23-13-21-17-34-33-34 |
|
|
CC5 |
Positive |
5 (5) |
t002 |
26-23-17-34-17-20-17-12-17-16 |
|
|
USA 300 |
Positive |
8 (8) |
t008 |
11-19-12-21-17-34-24-34-22-25 |
|
|
CC22 |
Positive |
22 (22) |
t005 |
26-23-13-23-31-05-17-25-17-25-16-28 |
|
|
South-West Pacific clone |
Positive |
30 (30) |
t019 |
08-16-02-16-02-25-17-24 |
|
|
South-East Asia clone |
Positive |
59 (59) |
t437 |
04-20-17-20-17-25-34 |
|
|
European clone |
Positive |
80 (80) |
t044 |
07-23-12-34-34-33-34 |
|
|
CC88 |
Positive |
88 (88) |
t690 |
07-12-21-17-13-13-34-34-34-33-34 |
|
|
Queensland clone |
Positive |
93 (93) |
t202 |
11-17-23-17-17-16-16-25 |
PVL: Panton-Valentine Leukocidin
MLST = Multi-Locus Sequence Type
ST: sequence type
CC: MLST clonal complex
Last reviewed: 14 October 2010