Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence

The physiological properties of 47 Staphylococcus aureus strains were investigated. The test strains were grown on bacteriological media and identified by the ID32 STAF system for biochemical identification of bacteria. Sensitivity to antimicrobial agents was performed by the disc diffusion method....

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Main Authors: Vesna Jaki Tkalec, Darko Majnarić, Jadranka Jurmanović, Boris Habrun, Željko Cvetnić, Manuela Zadravec, Branka Šeol Martinec
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Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2015-11-01
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author Vesna Jaki Tkalec
Darko Majnarić
Jadranka Jurmanović
Boris Habrun
Željko Cvetnić
Manuela Zadravec
Branka Šeol Martinec
author_facet Vesna Jaki Tkalec
Darko Majnarić
Jadranka Jurmanović
Boris Habrun
Željko Cvetnić
Manuela Zadravec
Branka Šeol Martinec
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description The physiological properties of 47 Staphylococcus aureus strains were investigated. The test strains were grown on bacteriological media and identified by the ID32 STAF system for biochemical identification of bacteria. Sensitivity to antimicrobial agents was performed by the disc diffusion method. The nuc gene and the virulence factors coa, hla, hlb, hld, hlg, hlg-2, tst, eta, etb, lukF-PV and lukS-PV and mecA gene were detected by the polymerase chain reaction. Furthermore, the spa type of the studied isolates was also set. According to the obtained results, all strains had the nuc, coa, hla and hld gene. Ten strains (21.3 %) had also the tst gene, while 37 strains (78.7 %) had the hlg gene and 35 strains (74.5 %) had the hlb and hlg-2 genes. All of the investigated S. aureus isolates were penicillin resistant (100 %), with 29 strains which were also resistant to oxacillin (61.7 %). Methicillin (oxacillin) resistance was detected by the mecA gene detection, which is also the first MRSA result from the secretion samples of cows’ mammary glands in Croatia. The researched MRSA strains proved to belong to different spa types, and the most common were spa types t005, t011 and t521, and a new spa type t9498 was detected.
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spelling doaj-art-c1947ce43d774a94afee3be3511eede52025-08-20T03:05:03ZengCroatian Dairy UnionMljekarstvo0026-704X1846-40252015-11-0165425926810.15567/mljekarstvo.2015.0406Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulenceVesna Jaki Tkalec 0Darko Majnarić1Jadranka Jurmanović2Boris Habrun3Željko Cvetnić4Manuela Zadravec5Branka Šeol Martinec6Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Veterinarski zavod Križevci, Zakmardijeva 10, 48000 Križevci, HrvatskaHrvatski veterinarski institut, Veterinarski zavod Križevci, Zakmardijeva 10, 48000 Križevci, HrvatskaHrvatski veterinarski institut, Veterinarski zavod Križevci, Zakmardijeva 10, 48000 Križevci, HrvatskaHrvatski veterinarski institut, Odjel za bakteriologiju i parazitologiju, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, HrvatskaHrvatski veterinarski institut, Odjel za bakteriologiju i parazitologiju, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, HrvatskaHrvatski veterinarski institut, Odjel za veterinarsko javno zdravstvo, Savska cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, HrvatskaVeterinarski fakultet, Zavod za mikrobiologiju i zarazne bolesti s klinikom, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, HrvatskaThe physiological properties of 47 Staphylococcus aureus strains were investigated. The test strains were grown on bacteriological media and identified by the ID32 STAF system for biochemical identification of bacteria. Sensitivity to antimicrobial agents was performed by the disc diffusion method. The nuc gene and the virulence factors coa, hla, hlb, hld, hlg, hlg-2, tst, eta, etb, lukF-PV and lukS-PV and mecA gene were detected by the polymerase chain reaction. Furthermore, the spa type of the studied isolates was also set. According to the obtained results, all strains had the nuc, coa, hla and hld gene. Ten strains (21.3 %) had also the tst gene, while 37 strains (78.7 %) had the hlg gene and 35 strains (74.5 %) had the hlb and hlg-2 genes. All of the investigated S. aureus isolates were penicillin resistant (100 %), with 29 strains which were also resistant to oxacillin (61.7 %). Methicillin (oxacillin) resistance was detected by the mecA gene detection, which is also the first MRSA result from the secretion samples of cows’ mammary glands in Croatia. The researched MRSA strains proved to belong to different spa types, and the most common were spa types t005, t011 and t521, and a new spa type t9498 was detected.http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=218026mastitic cowsStaphylococcus aureusvirulence genesmecA gene
spellingShingle Vesna Jaki Tkalec
Darko Majnarić
Jadranka Jurmanović
Boris Habrun
Željko Cvetnić
Manuela Zadravec
Branka Šeol Martinec
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
Mljekarstvo
mastitic cows
Staphylococcus aureus
virulence genes
mecA gene
title Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
title_full Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
title_fullStr Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
title_full_unstemmed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
title_short Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis, the presence of the mecA gene and the gene for virulence
title_sort methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in cows with mastitis the presence of the meca gene and the gene for virulence
topic mastitic cows
Staphylococcus aureus
virulence genes
mecA gene
url http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=218026
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