Open AccessAntibiotic resistance and genotyping of mecA-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from milk and nasal carriage of dairy water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in the Philippines
Author(s) -
Alona T. Badua,
Sukolrat Boonyayatra,
Nattakarn Awaiwat,
Paula Blanca V. Gaban,
Claro N. Mingala
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advanced veterinary and animal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2311-7710
DOI - 10.5455/javar.2020.g434
Subject(s) - sccmec , cefoxitin , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , biology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , mupirocin , mastitis , multilocus sequence typing , antibiotic resistance , penicillin , gentamicin , clindamycin , genotyping , virology , antibiotics , genotype , gene , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Mastitis is considered as an economically important disease of dairy buffaloes in Asia. This study examined the mastitis milk and nasal swab samples for the detection and genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in water buffaloes.