Table 1 General characteristics of the S. aureus S0385 genome
| Â | Chromosome | pS0385-1 | pS0385-2 | pS0385-3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Size (base pairs) | 2,872,582 | 5,246 | 4,381 | 3,158 |
G+C content (%) | 32.9% | 30.7% | 31.6% | 29.0% |
Protein-coding genes | 2699 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Coding (%) | 83.5% | 77.5% | 78.1% | 60.7% |
Transfer RNA genes | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ribosomal RNA operons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insertion sequences | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mobile genetic elements | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Transposons | 3 |  |  |  |
   Prophages | 2 |  |  |  |
   SCCmec | 1 |  |  |  |
   SaPI | 1 |  |  |  |
   νSa islands | 2 |  |  |  |
   ICE | 3 |  |  |  |