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.
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. m.corrente@veterinaria.uniba.it
Marialaura
M
Corrente
Maria
M
D'Abramo
Francesca
F
Latronico
Maria Fiorella
MF
Greco
Anna Lucia
AL
Bellacicco
Grazia
G
Greco
Vito
V
Martella
Domenico
D
Buonavoglia
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