Table 1 Summary of MIC, gene mutation, MLST, doubling time, cell-wall thickness, cytochrome c uptake and L-PG content on the isolates from DAP treatment patients.

From: Association of mprF mutations with cross-resistance to daptomycin and vancomycin in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Patient

Strain

DAP MIC

VCM MIC

MLST

Mutation in

Doubling time (min)

Cell wall thickness (nm)

Cytochrome c uptake (%)g

L-PG content (%)h

mg/L

Ratioa

mg/L

Ratioa

mprF

Others

Cross-reduced susceptibility group (to DAP and VCM)

A

A-1

0.38

1.00

1.5

1.00

764

b

26.6

23.18 ± 2.50

100

100

A-2

1.5

3.95

2

1.33

764

T345I

27.0

24.40 ± 1.72

73.27 ± 6.79*

177.20 ± 18.47*

B

B-1

0.19

1.00

1.5

1.00

764

30.0

23.28 ± 2.73

100

100

B-2

1.5

7.89

2

1.33

764

L776S

B1_1709 (N31_fs)c

30.7

22.41 ± 1.58

78.75 ± 6.83**

128.86 ± 10.58*

C

C-1

0.5

1.00

2

1.00

764

29.5

24.28 ± 2.00

100

100

C-3

1.5

3.00

3

1.50

764

A475P

30.2

22.17 ± 1.86

71.45 ± 4.51**

147.52 ± 18.09*

C-4

3

6.00

3

1.50

764

L459_H466 del

30.9

23.17 ± 2.32

70.65 ± 11.63*

140.48 ± 11.44*

D

D-1

0.25

1.00

1.5

1.00

1

32.8

20.60 ± 2.77

100

100

D-2

2

8.00

2

1.33

1

L826F

ir-1, ir-2d

27.6

19.86 ± 1.80

52.37 ± 15.09*

144.14 ± 12.20*

E

E-1

0.25

1.00

1

1.00

764

32.6

25.30 ± 2.46

100

100

E-2

1.5

6.00

1.5

1.50

764

L826F

36.2

23.64 ± 2.67

61.79 ± 3.30**

166.21 ± 24.86*

F

F-1

0.25

1.00

0.75

1.00

764

33.3

24.89 ± 2.39

100

100

F-2

2

8.00

1.5

2.00

764

L826F

agrA(T210I), F1_0943(A363T)

36.5

25.86 ± 2.15

71.98 ± 4.81*

124.00 ± 12.49*

G

G-1

0.5

1.00

1

1.00

2809

32.2

30.02 ± 2.32

100

100

G-2

1.5

3.00

1.5

1.50

2809

T345A

ir

31.4

29.72 ± 2.15

45.99 ± 2.14**

158.88 ± 26.37*

H

H-1

0.75

1.00

2

1.00

5

27.1

23.31 ± 1.84

100

100

H-3

0.5

0.67

2

1.00

5

hisF(G207_del), H1_0704(C241Y)

25.9

NDe

92.05 ± 4.73

89.62 ± 7.58

H-5

3

4.00

3

1.50

5

L291I

hisF(G207_del), H1_0704(C241Y)

26.6

22.92 ± 2.35

78.46 ± 0.77**

155.3 ± 13.74*

H-5(mprF_H-1)

0.5

1.00

2

1.00

5

hisF(G207_del), H1_0704(C241Y)

ND

ND

100

100

H-3(mprF_H-5)

3

6.00

3

1.50

5

L291I

hisF(G207_del), H1_0704(C241Y)

ND

ND

69.26 ± 7.81*

149.26 ± 21.91*

I

I-2

0.75

1.00

2

1.00

NT

27.0

22.11 ± 1.83

100

100

I-3

3

4.00

3

1.50

NT

W424R

33.8

25.55 ± 2.92**

68.88 ± 5.90*

165.51 ± 12.12*

J

J-1

0.38

1.00

1.5

1.00

764

27.1

23.44 ± 1.37

100

100

J-3

1.5

3.95

2

1.33

764

L341S

30.1

23.40 ± 1.63

73.32 ± 3.19**

119.66 ± 7.16*

L

L-1

0.25

1.00

1.5

1.00

380

26.5

22.12 ± 1.80

100

100

L-2

2

8.00

2

1.33

380

S337L

L1_0548(T134I)

29.9

22.24 ± 1.29

69.99 ± 9.15*

116.96 ± 4.30*

Reduced susceptibility to only DAP group

K

K-1

0.38

1

1.5

1

764

lacF(trunc)f

24.7

21.50 ± 1.82

100

100

K-2

2

5.26

1.5

1.00

764

lacF(H41)

27.1

21.15 ± 1.75

122.16 ± 1.00*

55.01 ± 15.16**

  1. a) MIC ratio of DAPR strain to its parent DAPS strain; b) no mutation; c) fs: frameshift; d) ir: intergenic region; e) not determined; f) truncated at position 42; g & h) relative values compared to corresponding parent strains (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01).