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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 413-416, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.413-416.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Partial Nucleotide Sequencing of the mecA Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cats and Dogs

Seidu Malik, Haihong Peng, and Mary D. Barton*

School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia

Received 9 May 2005/ Accepted 13 November 2005

Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) pose a challenge to clinicians and health administrators in human medicine, but MRS infections in cats and dogs are not perceived as a problem in veterinary medicine. Ten methicillin-resistant staphylococcal isolates obtained from healthy and diseased cats and dogs were subjected to partial DNA sequencing of the mecA gene. Sequence analysis shows that MRS isolates from both healthy and diseased cats and dogs can harbor the mecA gene. The mecA genes of animal isolates were identical to that found in human MRS strains, and therefore the possibility of zoonotic transfer must be considered.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia. Phone: 61-8-83022933. Fax: 61-8-83022389. E-mail: mary.barton{at}unisa.edu.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2006, p. 413-416, Vol. 44, No. 2
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.413-416.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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