Ovine clone ST1464: a predominant genotype of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius isolated from sheep in Sudan.
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to examine the phenotypic and genotypic relatedness of 17 Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius isolates recovered from sheep abscesses in Khartoum state, Sudan, during the period 2007-2008.


METHODS
This sample was characterised using antibiogram typing, biochemical typing with the commercial PhenePlate system (PhP-CS) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST).


RESULTS
Low levels of resistance were noted to the 11 antimicrobial agents tested. All the isolates corresponded to a single PhP type, and to a single, novel, multilocus sequence type, designated ST1464.


CONCLUSIONS
These results demonstrate that the vast majority of cases of sheep abscess disease in Khartoum state are caused by a single novel clone of S. aureus subsp. anaerobius.
Elbir
Haitham
H
Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Khartoum, Sudan. haythamalbur@hotmail.com
Feil
Edward J
EJ
Drancourt
Michel
M
Roux
Véronique
V
El Sanousi
Sulieman M
SM
Eshag
Mona
M
Colque-Navarro
Patricia
P
Kühn
Inger
I
Flock
Jan-Ingmar
JI
D000038:Abscess / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005838:Genotype; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology