Table 1. Proportion and features of staphylococci species isolated from cats and dogs.

No. of staphylococci	No. of staphylococci by automated system	No. of MRS by automated system	No. of confirmed mecA-MRS
Cats (NO = 24)a	CoN=15; 12; S. felis 2; S. capitis 1; S. cohni CoP=9; 5; S. intermedius 3; S. aureus 1; S. schleiferi	CoN=2 1; S. capitis 1; S. cohnii CoP=2 2; S. aureus	CoN=2 1; S. capitis 1; S. cohnii CoP=2 1; S. aureus 1; S. intermedius
Dogs (NO = 14)b	CoN=9; 8; S. sciuri 1; S. lentus CoP=5; 5; S. aureus	CoN=9 8; S. sciuri 1; S. lentus CoP=0	CoN=1 1; S. sciuri CoP=0

(^a) = 1 clinical and 23 healthy; (^b) = 4 clinical and 10 healthy; (No.) = Number, (MRS) = methicillin-resistant staphylococci; (CoN) = Coagulase-negative; (CoP) = Coagulase-positive.