Table 1. Source and characteristics of S. aureus isolates of animal origin used in the study.

Source	S. aureus isolates	16S rRNA	mecA	PVL
Animals	----------No.----------	------------------------No.------------------------
Sheep	26	26	0	0
Pig	30	30	0	0
Cattle	2	2	0	0
Total	58	58	0	0
Raw meat
Pork	35	35	5	0
Chicken	25	25	0	0
Beef	9	9	0	0
Total	69	69	5	0
Deli meat
Ham	4	4	0	0
Turkey	0	0	0	0
Chicken	2	2	0	0
Total	6	6	0	0

Adapted from Buyukcangaz et al. (2013) [15].