Proof of Principle for a Real-Time Pathogen Isolation Media Diagnostic: The Use of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to Discriminate Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Grown on Blood Agar

Table 1

Bacterial species and strains utilized in this study.

Species	Species	Relevant characteristics	Reference
A. baumannii	ATCC BAA-1789	Multiple antibiotic-resistant	http://www.atcc.org/
B. subtilis	ATCC 23857		[18]
E. coli K12	ATCC 10798		[19]
K. pneumoniae	ATCC 13882		[20]
P. aeruginosa	ATCC 3350		http://www.atcc.org/
S. aureus	SH1000	Standard laboratory strain	[21]
S. aureus	SH1000-1	Fusidic acid-resistant SH1000 strain	This study
S. aureus	RN4220	Standard laboratory strain	[22]
S. aureus	RN4220-fai1	RN4220 with plasmid pCL52.2::fai1	This study
S. aureus	LP9	Clinical MRSA	[17]
S. aureus	MM61	Clinical MRSA	[17]
S. aureus	MM66	Clinical MRSA	[17]
S. aureus	MM66-4	Laboratory-derived MM66 VISA mutant	[17]