LCT and abscess: Theresults showed that the lethality of ST965-MRSA in mice was intermediate betweenST5 and ST8 strains, which was consistent with its hemolytic activity phenotype.Given that S. aureus is an important pathogen of skin and softtissue infections, we further evaluated the pyogenic capacity of each strainthrough subcutaneous inoculation (Fig. 7C).Compared with USA300-LAC, the abscess area of ST965-MRSA was significantlyreduced.