Table 1 Bacterial strains used in this study.
From: Staphylococcus aureus forms spreading dendrites that have characteristics of active motility
Strain | Characteristics | Origin/Reference |
|---|---|---|
Newman | Laboratory strain, agr group I | |
Newman Δagr::ermB | Newman∆agr::ermB, ermR | |
RN6390B (WT) | Standard laboratory strain, agr group I, Derived from RN6390, Reisolate from a RN6390 batch that had become mostly Δagr. | |
SH1000 | Laboratory strain, agr group I Repair of 8325-4 strain rsbU deletion | |
SA564 | Invasive isolate, agr group II | |
Na129 | agr group III | A. Cockayne (personal collection) |
S.aureus 18 | agr group IV | A. Cockayne (personal collection) |
USA 300 (JE2) | Nebraska library strain, agr group I |
