KCNMA1 and fasciitis: Increased transmissibility and persistence has been suggested for clade 3-associated strains based on enhanced capacity to adhere to uncoated plastic (Turner et al., 2015), while the increased expression of NADase and SLO by clade 3 has been associated with virulence in a mouse model of necrotizing fasciitis (Zhu et al., 2015).