Table 5 Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the MRSA strains isolated from animal, human and unknown origins
Origins (N of MRSA strains) | N (%) of isolates harbor each gene | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aacA-D | tetK | tetM | msrA | ermA | ermC | vatA | vatB | vatC | LinA | ||
Animal origins | Meat (5) | 4 (80) | 5 (100) | 2 (40) | 4 (80) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | – | 1 (20) |
Chicken (5) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | |
Meat barbecue (3) | 2 (66.66) | 3 (100) | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.66) | 3 (100) | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.66) | 1 (33.33) | – | 2 (66.66) | |
Chicken barbecue (5) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 1 (20) | – | 2 (40) | |
Total (18) | 11 (61.11) | 14 (77.77) | 6 (33.33) | 11 (61.11) | 14 (77.77) | 4 (22.22) | 9 (50) | 4 (22.22) | 1 (5.55) | 7 (38.88) | |
Human origins | Meat (1) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | – | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | – | 1 (100) | – | – | 1 (100) |
Chicken (2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | – | 1 (50) | |
Meat barbecue (2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | – | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | – | – | 1 (50) | |
Chicken barbecue (2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | – | 1 (50) | |
Soup (6) | 2 (33.33) | 2 (33.33) | 1 (16.66) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 2 (33.33) | 2 (33.33) | 1 (16.66) | 1 (16.66) | 2 (33.33) | |
Salad (4) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | – | – | 2 (50) | |
Rice (1) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | – | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | – | 1 (100) | – | – | 1 (100) | |
Total (19) | 12 (63.15) | 12 (63.15) | 4 (21.05) | 13 (68.42) | 12 (63.15) | 6 (31.57) | 8 (42.10) | 3 (15.78) | 1 (5.26) | 9 (47.36) | |
Unknown origin | Chicken (1) | – | 1 (100) | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – | – | – |
Total (37) | 23 (62.16) | 27 (72.97) | 10 (27.02) | 24 (64.86) | 27 (72.97) | 10 (27.02) | 17 (45.94) | 7 (18.91) | 2 (5.40) | 16 (43.24) | |