title: CPRMethicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from South Korean ducks exhibiting tremor.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolates collected from ducklings exhibiting tremor in South Korea over the period of 2010 to 2011. Screening of antimicrobial susceptibility and analysis of SCCmec elements of CoNS were also investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Staphylococcus cohnii was the most frequent staphylococcus (9 isolates) and S. sciuri (4 isolates), S. lentus (3 isolate), S. simulans (1 isolate) and S. epidermidis (1 isolate) were also detected. Among the 15 antimicrobials tested in this study, resistance against oxacillin (15 isolates, 83.3%) was most frequently observed, but only one isolate (SNUDS-1) possessed mecA. This isolate was shown to possess SCCmec type III; the type 3 ccr complex and the class A mec complex.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on these results, isolate SNUDS-1 was shown to possess SCCmec type III; the type 3 ccr complex and the class A mec complex. Although the SCCmec type III is not predominant in human, MR-CoNS (Methicillin resistance Coagulase-negative staphylococci) in food animals should be monitored to prevent the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes and resistant pathogens to the community.
authors: Jee Eun
authors: JE
authors: Han
authors: Sun Young
authors: SY
authors: Hwang
authors: Ji Hyung
authors: JH
authors: Kim
authors: Sang Phil
authors: SP
authors: Shin
authors: Jin Woo
authors: JW
authors: Jun
authors: Ji Young
authors: JY
authors: Chai
authors: Yong Ho
authors: YH
authors: Park
authors: College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea. parksec@snu.ac.kr.
authors: Se Chang
authors: SC
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004372:Ducks; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014202:Tremor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin