Genotypic and Phenotypic Assessment of Hyaluronidase among Type Strains of a Select Group of Staphylococcal Species
Table 1
Hyaluronidase activity of Staphylococcus aureus strains.
Strain
Relevant description
Source
HA activity*
hysA #
NCH 265
ATCC 29213
ATCC§
13.2 ±1.3
1
NCH 340
ATCC 12600
ATCC
9.7 ±0.6
1
NTH 125
ATCC 25923
ATCC
8.7 ±0.8
2
NCH 49
MN8 (vaginal TSS¶)
NARSA
8.7 ±0.3
2
NCH 47
Mu50 (HA-MRSA)
NARSA
9.2 ±0.3
1
NCH 51
MW2 (CA-MRSA)
NARSA
9.5 ±0.5
1
NCH 48
N315 (HA-MRSA)
NARSA
7.0 ±0.5
1
NCH 328
Newman
T. Foster, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
5.8 ±2.5
1
NCH 331
Newman (sigB)
T. Foster, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
10.0 ±0
1
NCH 88
Sanger-252 (EMRSA-16)
NARSA
7.2 ±2.0
2
NCH 78
SH1000 (RN6390, rsb+)
S. Foster, Univ. Sheffield, Sheffield, England
11.3 ±0.6
1
NCH 79
SH1000 (RN6390, rsb)
S. Foster, Univ. Sheffield, Sheffield, England
12.5 ±3.0
1
NTH 13
UAMS-1
M.S. Smeltzer, UAM
9.0 ±1.3
2
NCH 310
USA300 (Miss.)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
9.8 ±0.3
1
NCH 338
USA300 (LAC)
A.R. Horswill, University of Iowa
10.2 ±1.6
1
NCH 239
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC!
6.8 ±0.6
2
NCH 240
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.8 ±1.8
1
NCH 241
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
0 ±0
2
NCH 242
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
0 ±0
1
NCH 243
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.5 ±0.7
2
NCH 244
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
10.0 ±0.5
1
NCH 245
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
9.7 ±0.6
2
NCH 246
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
7.8 ±0.8
2
NCH 247
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
6.7 ±1.2
1
NCH 248
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.0 ±1.7
2
NCH 249
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.0 ±0.9
2
NCH 250
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
0 ±0
2
NCH 251
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.3 ±1.0
2
NCH 252
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
7.3 ±0.8
2
NCH 253
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
6.8 ±1.0
2
NCH 254
Vaginal TSS
P.D. Fey, UNMC
8.2 ±0.8
2
NTH 68
UAMS-625 (Abscess)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
11.0 ±3.0
1
NTH 69
UAMS-632 (Wound)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
6.2 ±1.0
2
NTH 70
UAMS-635 (Blood)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
13.5 ±1.3
1
NTH 71
UAMS-636 (Wound)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
13.0 ±0
1
NTH 72
UAMS-639 (Tracheal)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
8.7 ±0.8
2
NTH 73
UAMS-640 (Abscess)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
10.3 ±0.6
2
NTH 74
UAMS-641 (Blood)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
7.2 ±1.0
2
NTH 75
UAMS-655 (Blood)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
13.2 ±0.8
2
NTH 76
UAMS-682 (Outbreak 2)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
12.0 ±1.0
2
NTH 77
UAMS-687
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
9.0 ±0.5
1
NTH 78
UAMS-688
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
11.8 ±0.8
2
NTH 79
UAMS-689
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
10.8 ±0.8
3
NTH 80
UAMS-690 (Outbreak 1)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
0.5 ±0.6
1
NTH 81
UAMS-691 (Outbreak 2)
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
12.8 ±1.0
3
NTH 82
UAMS-697
M.S. Smeltzer, UAMS
14.0 ±0.5
1
*
Values represent the mean diameter in millimeters ± the standard deviation of three independent determinations. #Values represent the number of chemiluminescent bands detected when hybridized with a hysA specific probe. §American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Manassas, Va. Type strain ¶Toxic shock syndrome. Network for Antimicrobial Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark. !University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
