Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from retail raw chicken meat in Japan |
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| Authors: | Kitai Satoru Shimizu Akira Kawano Junichi Sato Eri Nakano Chisa Uji Tatsuya Kitagawa Hiroshi |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Two isolates of mecA-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from retail raw chicken meat were characterized by phenotypic and genotypic methods. One isolate showed the human biovar, coagulase type III, phage group I * III, the lack of production of enterotoxins and TSST-1, and resistance to PCG/ABPC/EM/GM/KM. The other isolate showed the human biovar, coagulase type III, phage group III, production of enterotoxin C and TSST-1, and resistance to PCG/ABPC/CEZ. The biotyping results indicate that the two isolates showed characteristics of human S. aureus. They also harbored SCCmec type IV, which has prevalently been found in community-acquired MRSA isolates. This paper is the first publication regarding MRSA isolates from raw chicken meat in Japan. |
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