First isolation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis in Argentina

Autor: Mariela E. Srednik, Elisa Crespi, María Florencia Testorelli, Tomás Puigdevall, Ana María D. Pereyra, María Valeria Rumi, Nicolás Caggiano, Lucía Gulone, Marta Mollerach, Elida R. Gentilini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Veterinary and Animal Science, Vol 7, Iss , Pp - (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2451-943X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2018.11.004
Popis: This research communication describes the first isolation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cow's mastitic milk in Argentina. Bovine mastitis causes important economic losses in the dairy industry and the most commonly isolated bacteria from bovine mastitis are staphylococci. The mecA gene present in MRSA bacteria confers resistance to almost all β-lactam antibiotics, the most frequent drugs used in bovine mastitis therapy. Keywords: Bovine mastitis, Methicillin-resistant, Staphylococcus aureus, SCCmec, Argentina
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