Table 3.
Antimicrobial resistance phenotype and genotype and virulence gene content in the CoNS recovered from wild birds.
| Species | Number of Isolates | Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotype 1,2 | Antimicrobial Resistance Genotype 2 | Virulence Gene Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. sciuri | 118 | PEN56-FOX28-ERY11-CLI-GEN3-TOB6-STR9-TET8-CIP1-CHL2-FUS108 | mecA31, blaZ7, erm(B)5, erm(C)8, msr(A)1, lnu(A)20, lsa(B)1, sal(A), aac(6′)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia3, ant(4′)-Ia3, str9, tet(K)6, tet(L)1, tet(M)2, fexA2 | tst 2 |
| S. lentus | 25 | PEN7-FOX5-ERY13-CLI24-TOB1-STR3-TET15-CIP5-FUS21-SXT1 | mecA5, blaZ3, erm(B)9, erm(C)4, erm(43)7, mph(C)10, lnu(A)12, vga(A)2, lsa(B)1, ant(4′)-Ia1, str3, tet(K)11, tet(L)1, tet(M)5, dfrK1 | |
| S. fleurettii | 7 | PEN-FOX5-CLI6-STR3-FUS | mecA, lnu(A)1, str3 | |
| S. vitulinus | 6 | PEN2-FOX2-CLI2-GEN1-TOB1-STR2-FUS5 | mecA2, aac(6′)-Ie- aph(2″)-Ia1, str2 | |
| S. epidermidis | 4 | PEN-FOX2-ERY3-CLI-TET1-FUS2 | mecA2, blaZ3, erm(C)3, mph(C)2, lnu(A)3, vga(A)1, tet(K)1, fusB1 | |
| S. kloosii | 3 | PEN-CLI1-TET1-FUS | blaZ, lnu(A)1, tet(K)1 | |
| S. schleiferi subsp. schleiferi | 3 | PEN1-CLI2-STR-TET | blaZ1, lnu(A)2, str, tet(K) | |
| S. xylosus | 3 | PEN-ERY1-CLI2-STR1-TET1-CIP1-FUS2 | blaZ1, erm(B)1, mph(C)1, lnu(A)1, str1, tet(K)1 | |
| S. saprophyticus | 2 | PEN1-GEN1-TOB1-FUS1 | blaZ1, aac(6′)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia1, fusD | |
| S. capitis | 1 | Susceptible | - | |
| S. succinus | 1 | PEN | blaZ |
1 PEN, penicillin; FOX, cefoxitin; ERY, erythromycin; CLI, clindamycin; GEN, gentamicin; TOB, tobramycin; STR, streptomycin; TET, tetracycline; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CHL, chloramphenicol; FUS, fusidic acid; SXT, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole.2 The superscripts indicate the number of isolates when not all isolates of the group have the same characteristic.