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Methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci isolated from horses.
- Source :
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The new microbiologica [New Microbiol] 2009 Jul; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 311-4. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Animals
DNA, Bacterial genetics
DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification
Disease Reservoirs
Genetic Variation
Horses
Humans
Osteolysis etiology
Staphylococcal Infections complications
Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis drug effects
Staphylococcus epidermidis genetics
Horse Diseases microbiology
Methicillin Resistance
Osteolysis veterinary
Staphylococcal Infections veterinary
Staphylococcus epidermidis isolation & purification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1121-7138
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The new microbiologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19845115