TABLE 1.
Detection of S. aureus from a single rainbow trout purchased from a fish farm in London, England
Sampling method | Sampling site |
Result
|
|
---|---|---|---|
S. aureus detection using selective plates | Detection of the femB gene by PCR | ||
Charcoal swab | Mouth | − | − |
Gills | + | + | |
Skin | + | + | |
Vent | + | + | |
Tissue | Intestine | + | + |
Gills | + | + | |
Skin | + | + | |
Heart | − | − | |
Charcoal swab | Researcher 1 (nasal) | − | − |
Charcoal swab | Researcher 2 (nasal) | − | − |