title: Isolation and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Louisiana retail meats.
abstract: We investigated the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in 120 retail meat samples from 30 grocery stores in Baton Rouge, LA. S. aureus strains were recovered from 45.6% of pork samples and 20% of beef samples, whereas MRSA strains were isolated from six meat samples (five pork samples and one beef sample). The MRSA isolates were of two strain types (clones), one harboring Panton-Valentine leucocidin and belonging to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type USA300 and the other one belonging to USA100.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, 111 Food Science Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
authors.forename: Shuaihua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Feifei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Beilei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ge
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D008145:Louisiana; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin