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Characterization of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food of animal origin.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20615346     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study, the molecular characteristics of food-derived oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were determined. Eight borderline oxacillin-resistant strains with MICs of 2 to 4 microg/ml were identified from 132 S. aureus isolates of food origin. One of the two isolates with a MIC of 4 microg/ml was methicillin-resistant determinant (mecA) gene positive, and the other six with MICs of 2 microg/ml were mecA negative. The mecA-positive isolate was classified as sequence type (ST)228, staphylococcal protein A (spa) type t041, and carried the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type I element. Two borderline oxacillin-resistant strains were classified as spa t008 and ST8, and the remaining five as spa t164 and ST20. The mecA-positive strain and four borderline oxacillin-resistant strains were found enterotoxigenic. The enterotoxin genes detected in these strains included selp, egc1, and sed-sej-selr. The borderline-resistant S. aureus isolates from a manually handled product, i.e., minced pork, were shown genetically related to strains associated with human infections. This suggests that humans can be considered as a source of contamination of this food with oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains. The genotypes of the investigated milk borderline-resistant isolates were shown to occur not only in cows, but also in humans. Since manual handling is reduced in raw milk production, a human origin of S. aureus seems unlikely. Because knowledge of the genotypes of animal staphylococci is limited, more research is needed to address the question of the origin of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus strains in food.
Authors:
Jarosław Bystroń; Magdalena Podkowik; Kamila Korzekwa; Elzbieta Lis; Jerzy Molenda; Jacek Bania
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of food protection     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0362-028X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Food Prot.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-09     Completed Date:  2010-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703944     Medline TA:  J Food Prot     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1325-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Cattle
Colony Count, Microbial
Consumer Product Safety
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Food Contamination / analysis*
Genotype
Humans
Meat Products / microbiology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Milk / microbiology
Oxacillin / pharmacology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*,  isolation & purification
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 66-79-5/Oxacillin

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