Research Article

Toxins and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Major Hospital in Lebanon

Table 4

Restriction patterns of the 16S–23S ITSa-amplified products.

GroupsRestriction patternsIsolates no.Sizes of the amplification products

I1 𝑛 = 1 0 (S1, 3,12, 34, 38, 40, 111, 113, 121, and 130)150, 250, 325, 350, 450, 650, 725, 900
2 𝑛 = 1 (S19)150, 350, 650,750, 900
3 𝑛 = 1 (S75)150, 350, 450, 675, 700, 900
4 𝑛 = 1 (S88)170,250, 325, 350, 750, 900

II5 𝑛 = 2 (S78, and 89)150,250,325,350, 900

a ITS: internal transcribed spacer.