Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals: letters to the editor
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Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals : letters to the editor. / Gongora, Carmen Espinosa; Chrobak, Dorota; Moodley, Arshnee; Bertelsen, Mads Frost; Guardabassi, Luca.
In: Veterinary Microbiology, Vol. 158, No. 1-2, 2012, p. 228-231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Occurrence and distribution of Staphylococcus aureus lineages among zoo animals
T2 - letters to the editor
AU - Gongora, Carmen Espinosa
AU - Chrobak, Dorota
AU - Moodley, Arshnee
AU - Bertelsen, Mads Frost
AU - Guardabassi, Luca
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The current knowledge of the occurrence and diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in animals is largely biased in favour MRSA and domestic animals. In order to generate novel information on the ecology and population structure of this bacterial species in the animal kingdom, we investigated the occurrence and genotypic diversity of S. aureus in a range of animal species kept at the Copenhagen Zoo. We sampled 146 animals belonging to 25 mammalian species and 21 reptiles belonging to six species. A total of 59 S. aureus isolates were found in 10 of the 25 mammalian species tested. All isolates were MSSA belonging to fourteen spa types, including three novel spa types. MLST revealed the occurrence of seven STs. The study of the ecology of commensal S. aureus in captive wild animals revealed that ST133 has a broader host range than previously thought.
AB - The current knowledge of the occurrence and diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in animals is largely biased in favour MRSA and domestic animals. In order to generate novel information on the ecology and population structure of this bacterial species in the animal kingdom, we investigated the occurrence and genotypic diversity of S. aureus in a range of animal species kept at the Copenhagen Zoo. We sampled 146 animals belonging to 25 mammalian species and 21 reptiles belonging to six species. A total of 59 S. aureus isolates were found in 10 of the 25 mammalian species tested. All isolates were MSSA belonging to fourteen spa types, including three novel spa types. MLST revealed the occurrence of seven STs. The study of the ecology of commensal S. aureus in captive wild animals revealed that ST133 has a broader host range than previously thought.
U2 - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.027
DO - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.01.027
M3 - Letter
C2 - 22369899
VL - 158
SP - 228
EP - 231
JO - Veterinary Microbiology
JF - Veterinary Microbiology
SN - 0378-1135
IS - 1-2
ER -
ID: 37599561