TABLE 5.

coa and spa genes patterns of the 50 MRSA strains isolated from different sources.

				spa X region band patterns			coa gene band patterns
Source	Total number of isolates (n)	Isolate names	spa + ve isolates	100 bp	200 bp	coa + ve isolates	680 bp	891 bp
Knives	5	A1, A13, A28, A35, A40	A1	–	1	A1, A13, A35	–	3
Hooks	5	B1, B2, B3, B4, B5	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve
Working Area	5	C1, C3, C12, C27, C39	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve	−ve
Butcher hands	5	D1, D4, D9, D20, D37	D20	–	1	D9, D20	–	2
Nasal swab	5	E1, E2, E6, E11, E14	E1, E2	–	2	E1, E2, E11, E14	–	4
Rectal swab	5	F2, F13, F18, F19, F20	F13, F18	–	2	F13, F18, F20	–	3
Chicken	8	G1, G3, G10, G15, G20, G23, G24, G27	G3, G10, G15, G20, G23	5	–	G1, G3, G10, G15, G20, G23, G27	7	–
Mutton	5	H3, H9, H15, H16, H30	H3, H9, H15	3	–	H3, H9, H15	3	–
Beef	7	I1, I7, I9, I10, 113, I17, I32	I1, I7, I10, I13	4	–	I1, I7, I10, I13, I17	5	–