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From: Genomic epidemiology and phenotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from atopic dermatitis patients in South China

Fig. 2

Comparison of major STs of S. aureus isolates. (A) Differentiated VFGs in major STs. (B) Adhesion of S. aureus to human immortalized keratinocytes (HaCaTs). Colony counts of adhesive and internalized bacteria on/in HaCaT cells after infection. n = 3. The statistical significance was measured by the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). (C) Kaplan–Meier survival plots of G. mellonella larvae infected with major STs of S. aureus. Larvae were injected with 104 CFU of S. aureus. Survival was analysed by Kaplan–Meier survival plots and the log-rank test. Log-rank test results are as follows: Newman and ST7: P = 0.5157, Newman and ST15: P = 0.0055, Newman and ST188: P = 0.0003, ST7 and ST15: P = 0.0004, ST7 and ST188: P < 0.0001, ST15 and ST188: P = 0.2127. Data are shown from 3 independent experiments using 10 larvae per group for each S. aureus.

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