Table 1 The SCCmec/SCCfus composite element in M58.

From: Characterisation of S. aureus/MRSA CC1153 and review of mobile genetic elements carrying the fusidic acid resistance gene fusC

Gene ID

Explanation

Position in SCC (nt)

Position in genome (nt)

Length (nt)

Direction

Sequence identical to

orfX

(23S rRNA methyltransferase)

 

33,698–34,177

480

Forward

 

sRNA6

(Antisense RNA associated with orfX)

 

33,878–34,161

284

  

DR_SCC

Direct repeat of SCC

1–19

34,159–34,177

19

  

dcs-L1

Downstream constant segment, locus 1

20–301

34,178–34,459

282

 

MW2, BA000033 [34169:34450]

Q9XB68-dcs

Putative protein

302–1596

34,460–35,754

1295

Forward

Strain 21172, AFEF01000013 [388744:390039]

Q7A213

Putative protein

2011–2250

36,169–36,408

240

Forward

COL, CP000046 [36082:36321]) and MW2, BA000033 [36161:36400])

IR_IS431

Inverted repeat of IS431

2223–2238

36,381–36,396

16

 

COL, CP000046 [36294:36309] and MW2, BA000033 [36373:36388]

tnpIS431

Transposase for IS431

2282–2956

36,440–37,114

675

Reverse (trunc.)

COL, CP000046 [36353:37027]

Teg143

Trans-encoded RNA associated with tnpIS431

2987–3020

37,145–37,178

34

 

COL, CP000046 [37058:37091] and MW2, BA000033 [37137:37170]

IR_IS431

Inverted repeat of IS431

2997–3012

37,155–37,170

16

 

COL, CP000046 [37058:37091] and MW2, BA000033 [37137:37170]

mvaS-SCC

Truncated 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase

3029–3381

37,187–37,539

353

Forward

COL, CP000046 [37100:37452] and MW2, BA000033 [37179:37531]

Q5HJW6

Putative protein

3479–3709

37,637–37,867

231

Forward

COL, CP000046 [37550:37780] and MW2, BA000033 [37629:37859]

dru

SCC direct repeat units

3619–4056

37,777–38,214

438

 

COL, CP000046 [37690:38127]

ugpQ

Glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase

4258–5001

38,416–39,159

744

Forward

COL, CP000046 [38329:39072] and MW2, BA000033 [38288:39031]

ydeM

Putative dehydratase

5098–5526

39,256–39,684

429

Forward

COL, CP000046 [39169:39597] and MW2, BA000033 [39128:39556]

txbi_mecA

Bidirectional rho-independent terminator of mecA

5517–5581

39,675–39,739

65

  

mecA

Penicillin binding protein 2a

5572–7578

39,730–41,736

2007

Reverse

MW2, BA000033.2 [39602:41608]

mecR1-trunc

Methicillin resistance operon repressor 1, truncated as in SCCmec I, IV, V

7678–8652

41,836–42,810

975

Forward (trunc.)

 

hsdR2-IS1272

Fragment of type I restriction-modification system endonuclease

8653–8886

42,811–43,044

234

Truncated

COL, CP000046 [42724:42957] and MW2, BA000033 [42683:42916]

tnpIS1272

Transposase for IS1272

8887–10,410

43,045–44,568

1524

Reverse

COL, CP000046 [42958:44481] and MW2, BA000033 [42917:44440]

Q9KX75

Putative protein

10,546–11,052

44,704–45,210

507

Reverse

 

Q7A207

Putative protein

11,068–11,379

45,226–45,537

312

Reverse

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [134883:135194]

Q7A206

Putative protein

11,466–11,816

45,624–45,974

351

Reverse

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [135281:135631]

ccrB-1

Cassette chromosome recombinase B, type 1

12,282–13,907

46,440–48,065

1626

Reverse

 

ccrA-1

Cassette chromosome recombinase A, type 1

13,929–15,278

48,087–49,436

1350

Reverse

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [137744:139093]

cch-1

Cassette chromosome helicase

15,466–17,235

49,624–51,393

1770

Reverse

CMFT532, HF569114 [8453:10222]

DUF1413-06BA18369

Putative protein associated with cch

17,235–17,525

51,393–51,683

291

Reverse

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [141050:141340]

Q83ZD5

Putative protein

17,696–18,769

51,854–52,927

1074

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [141511:142584]

Helicase M06

DEAD/DEAH box helicase domain protein

18,863–20,803

53,021–54,961

1941

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [142678:144618]

Q6GD51

Putative protein

21,060–21,368

55,218–55,526

309

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [144875:145183]

D3QFP0-SCC

Putative lipase/protease

21,415–21,653

55,573–55,811

239

Reverse (trunc.)

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [145230:145468] and MSSA476, BX571857 [52281:52519]

D3JCW9

Putative protein

21,478–21,636

55,636–55,794

159

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [145293:145451] and MSSA476, BX571857 [52344:52502]

fusC

Fusidic acid resistance protein C

21,954–22,592

56,112–56,750

639

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [145769:146407] and MSSA476, BX571857 [52820:53458]

tnpIS150

Transposase of IS150

23,068–23,382

57,226–57,540

315

Forward

CMFT463, HF569110 [16043:16357]

tnp A8YYY6

Transposase

23,394–24,209

57,552–58,367

816

Forward (trunc.)

 

Q4LAG7-SCCfus

Putative protein

24,356–24,784

58,514–58,942

429

Reverse

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [148171:148599]

yobV

Transcriptional regulator

24,864–25,793

59,022–59,951

930

Forward

06BA18369, ARXY01000001 [148679:149608]

DR_SCC

Direct repeat of SCC

25,890–25,908

60,048–60,066

19