Table 1.
Animal species included in this study for S. aureus carriage identification.
| Studied population | Scientific names | Sampling site | Number of samples per animal | Number of samples | Number of S. aureus isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals (n= 40) | |||||
| Human (n=8) | Homo sapiens | Nostrils | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Baringo giraffe (n=4) | Giraffa camelopardalis | Pile | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Black and white ruffed Lemur (n=1) | Varecia variegata | Nostrils Pile | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pile | 1 | 0 | |||
| Black capped capuchin (n=1) | Cebus apella | Pile | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brown bear (n=4) | Ursus arctos | Nostrils | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pile | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bottle- nosed dolphin (n=2) | Tursiops truncatus | Nostrils | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cretan wild goat (n=2) | Capra aegagrus cretica | Nostrils | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pile | 2 | 0 | |||
| Grant’s zebra (n=2) | Equus quagga boehmi | Pile | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pygmy hippopotamus (n=2) | Choeropsis liberiensis | Nostrils | 2/1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pile | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ring tailed lemur (n=3) | Lemur catta | Nostrils | 3/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pile | 2 | 0 | |||
| Skin lesion | 2 | 0 | |||
| Shetland pony (n=3) | Equus ferus caballus | Nostrils | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Pile | 3 | 1 | |||
| Skyrian horse (n=2) | Equus cabalus Skyros Poni | Nostrils | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pile | 2 | 0 | |||
| Squirrel monkey (n=1) | Saimiri sciureus | Nostrils | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Skin lesion | 1 | 1 | |||
| De Brazza’s monkey (n=1) | Cercopithecus neglectus | Nostrils | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pile | 1 | 0 | |||
| Javan langur (n=1) | Trachypithecus auratus | Nostrils | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pile | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cow (n=1) | Bos taurus | Nostrils | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pile | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rabbit (n=2) | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Nostrils | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pile | 2 | 1 | |||
| Birds (n= 11) | |||||
| Alexandrian parrot (n=2) | Psittacula eupatria | Skin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Blue and gold macaw (n=2) | Ara ararauna | Skin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scarlet macaw (n=2) | Ara macao | Skin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Salmon- crested cockatoo (n=1) | Cacatua moluccensis | Skin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Military macaw (n=2) | Ara militaris | Skin | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| African grey parrot (n=1) | Psittacus erithacus | Skin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eclectus parrot (n=1) | Eclectus roratus | Skin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total (n=51) | 72 | 8 | |||