Fig 1.
Scoring of lecithinase test according to the area of change around the culture spot.
Table 1.
Description of primers.
Table 2.
Amplification programs.
Fig 2.
The distribution of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from skin and soft tissues infections.
Table 3.
Taxonomy identification and phenotypic coagulase production.
Fig 3.
The ability of staphylococcal strains to produce biofilms (weak, moderate, strong), evaluated at 24, 48 and 72 hours.
Fig 4.
The distribution of staphylococcal strains by the number of virulence factors secreted (from none to seven) and by the source of infection.
The majority of strains isolated from acne produced two or three virulence factors, while the number of virulence factors secreted by bacteria from other sources of purulent secretions was relatively homogenous.
Table 4.
Virulence genes profiles of the analyzed strains (“+” and “-” indicate the presence and the absence of the gene).