Methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci isolated from horses.
A methicillin-resistant (MR) Staphylococcus epidermidis strain was isolated from a saddle horse affected by osteolysis. MR coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCNS) were isolated from 11 of 14 (78.8%) horses housed in the same riding club. By typing of the SCCmec region, almost the strains displayed a non typeable (NT) pattern and possessed the ccr type 2. Altogether, the high prevalence of MRCNS and the detection of NT SCCmec types support the hypothesis that horses may represent a reservoir of MRCNS for humans and that equine MRCNS may act as potential source of resistance genes for other staphylococci.
Corrente
Marialaura
M
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. m.corrente@veterinaria.uniba.it
D'Abramo
Maria
M
Latronico
Francesca
F
Greco
Maria Fiorella
MF
Bellacicco
Anna Lucia
AL
Greco
Grazia
G
Martella
Vito
V
Buonavoglia
Domenico
D
D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial