<b>Table S1. </b>Strains from the t605 and t13401 <i>spa</i> types and their characteristics.Untitled Item

^a<i>spa</i> type data are from Pichette-Jolette et al. (2019).^bThe barcode refers to the Mastitis Pathogen Culture Collection databank annotation (see Materials and Methods).^cThe period of sampling is indicated: subclinical episode during lactation (L), clinical episode during lactation (M) and just prior to dry-off (D).^dCow’s parity.^eThe DIM (days in milk) corresponds to the days of lactation at the time of sampling (from calving to the sampling date).^fSCC (x1000 cells/ml).^gThe value corresponds to the relative amount of biofilm measured by crystal violet staining. Values are from Pichette-Jolette <i>et al</i> (2019). Biofilm production was normalized to that observed for strain sa2539 (t529), which produced a stable and moderate amount of biofilm.^h<i>bap, </i>gene coding for the biofilm associated protein (Bap).