title: Association between the enterotoxin production and presence of Coa, Nuc genes among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various sources, in Shiraz.
abstract: The present study was aimed to identify the frequency of coagulase (Coa) and thermonuclease (Nuc) genes and Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (Sea) production among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various sources in Shiraz. Moreover, the correlation between the Sea gene and coagulase and thermonuclease enzymes is also considered. A total of 100 S. aureus were isolated from various sources including 40 humans, 30 animals and 30 food samples by the routine biochemical tests. The frequency of Coa, Nuc and Sea genes was evaluated by PCR assay. Correlation among those genes was finally evaluated by statistical analysis. The PCR results showed that the prevalence of Coa, Nuc and Sea genes was 91%, 100% and 14%, respectively. The evaluation of the enterotoxin production indicated that 78.6% of the Sea gene was expressed. The presence of enterotoxin A was not necessarily correlated to the production of toxin. As a final conclusion to detect the enterotoxigenic strains, both genotypic and phenotypic methods are highly recommended.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Student in Food Hygiene, Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moghassem Hamidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shekarforoush
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poormontaseri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derakhshandeh
keywords: Coagulase; Enterotoxin; Staphylococcus aureus; Thermonuclease