Table 2 Virulence, resistance genes, and agr typing of the retrieved S. aureus strains

Confirmatory

16 S rRNA

40

100

agr typing

agrI

34

85

77.6

p < 0.001

agrII

4

10

agrIII

2

5

agrIV

0

0

Coagulase gene

coa

40

100

96.306

p < 0.001

Adherence genes

clfA

32

80

clfB

40

100

can

12

30

fnbB

24

60

fnbA

22

55

Protein A gene

spa

34

85

Panton–Valentine leucocidin

lukF

37

92.5

Hemolysin genes

hla

28

70

hlb

20

50

hlg

14

35

Biofilm genes

eno

38

95

icaA

38

95

Enterotoxin genes

sea

10

25

seb

12

30

Resistance genes

mecA

38

95

11.248

0.02391

ermB

39

97.5

ermC

37

92.5

tetK

25

62.5

tetM

18

45