Journal
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 897-902Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2656
Keywords
coagulase-negative staphylococci; nasal carriage; animals; public health
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Background:The research scope toward nasal colonization of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) in animals is largely ignored for many years. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the nasal carriage of CoNS among different animals and its public health implication. Materials and Methods:Nasal swabs were gathered from 152 animals (36 cats, 31 dogs, 29 sheep, 32 goats, and 24 cattle). These samples were subjected for isolation and identification of CoNS by conventional bacteriological methods, then molecular confirmation was carried out usingStaphylococcusgenus-specific 16S rRNA PCR. All CoNS isolates were screened for the presence of antibiotic resistance (mecA andblaZ) and virulence (lukS/F-PVandtsst-1) genes. Moreover, strains carrying resistance and/or virulence genes were identified to species level by 16S rRNA gene sequencing approach. Results:CoNS were identified in 14.5% (22/152) of the examined animals, whereas the prevalence rates among different animals were 27.8%, 3.2%, 8.3%, 10.3%, and 18.8% for cats, dogs, cattle, sheep, and goats, respectively. Of all isolates, two strains (Staphylococcus epidermidisandStaphylococcus warneri) harboredmecA gene, which carried on staphylococcal cassette chromosomemectype I inS. epidermidisand type V inS. warneri, whileblaZ gene has been found in one strain (Staphylococcus felis). Importantly, two isolates (S. epidermidisandS. felis) hadtsst-1gene but all of CoNS isolates were negative for Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene. The phylogenetic analysis of the obtained sequences of CoNS of the current study revealed high similarity to those of serious human clinical cases to underscore the public health significance of such isolates. Conclusion:The nasal carriage of antibiotic-resistant and toxigenic CoNS among different animals highlights the potential zoonotic link with great public health implication.
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