Table 2. Species and antimicrobial resistant pheno- and genotypes of mannitol-positive methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCoNS) isolated from pigs in Nsukka, Nigeria.
| Strain No. | Staphylococcusspecies | Resistance phenotypea | Resistance genes detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| C4019 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-E-CCind b-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(C), str, tet(M), dfrG |
| C4017 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-S-T-SXT | mecA, str, dfrG |
| C4020 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-SXT-CCi-C-FUS | mecA, dfr(G), cat pC221 |
| C3985 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-E-CC-GM-K-S-T-SXT-FUS | mecA, erm(C), aacA/aphD, str, tet(K), tet(M) dfrG |
| C3986 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-S-T-SXT-FUS | mecA, str, dfrG |
| C4011 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-E-CCind-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(C), str, tet(M), dfrG |
| C4012 | S. cohnii | P-OX-FOX-E-CCind-GM-K-S-T-FUS | mecA, blaZ, erm(C), aacA/aphD, aphA3, str, tet(K) |
| C3988 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-E-CC-GM-NN-K-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(B), aacA/aphD, str, tet(K), tet(M), [tet(L)-dfrK]c |
| C3989 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-E-CC-GM-NN-K-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(B), aacA/aphD, str, tet(K), tet(M), [tet(L)-dfrK]c |
| C3991 | S. cohnii | P-OX-FOX-CCind-CIP-FUS | mecA |
| C3992 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-GM-NN-K-CIP-FUS | mecA, blaZ, aacA/aphD |
| C4015 | S. cohnii | P-OX-FOX-E-CC-GM-K-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(B), aacA/aphD, str, tet(K), tet(M), [tet(L)-dfrK]c |
| C4024 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-T-FUS | mecA, tet(K) |
| C4001 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-E-CCind-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(C), str, tet(M), dfrG |
| C4002 | S. haemolyticus | P-OX-FOX-E-CCind-S-T-SXT-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(C), str, tet(M), dfrG |
| C4005 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-GM-K-C-CIP-SXT | mecA, blaZ, aacA/aphD, aphA3, dfrG, cat pC223 |
| C3997 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-GM-K-C-CIP | mecA, blaZ, aacA/aphD, aphA3, catpC223 |
| C4022 | S. lentus | P-OX-FOX-S-T-CIP-FUS | mecA, str, tet(K), tet(M) |
| C3998 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-T-FUS | mecA, tet(K) |
| C4028 | S. sciuri | P-OX-FOX-E-CC-GM-NN-K-S-T-CIP-FUS | mecA, erm(B), aacA/aphD, aphA3, str, tet(K), tet(M) |
a
OX, oxacillin; FOX, cefoxitin; P, penicillin; FUS, fusidic acid; T, tetracycline; S, streptomycin; CC, clindamycin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; SXT, sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprin; E, erythromycin; K, kanamycin; GM, gentamycin; NN, tobramycin; C, chloramphenicol; VAN, vancomycin; LIN, linezolid; MUP, mupirocin.
b
CCind, Inducible clindamycin resistance.
c
Genes proved to be physically link.