title: Prevalence and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in young goats.
abstract: Thirty-six Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from 35 of 204 young goats at slaughter were characterized. All isolates were susceptible to cephalothin, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, kanamycin, and amikacin. All but 2 were susceptible to erythromycin and tetracycline, and 19 and 20 were susceptible to penicillin and ampicillin, respectively. Thirteen isolates were classified as biotype A, 9 isolates were classified as biotype B, 8 isolates were classified as biotype C, and 6 isolates were classified as intermediate between B and C or were not biotypable. Six biotype A isolates were enterotoxigenic; 4 produced enterotoxin B, 1 produced enterotoxin C, and 1 produced enterotoxin D. Two biotype B strains produced enterotoxin B, and all 8 biotype C isolates produced enterotoxin C and the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology and Food Laboratory, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina.
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: de Centorbi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Cuadrado
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: de Carrizo
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Milán
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bergdoll
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006041:Goats / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004768:Enterotoxins