Table 2.
Genetic characterization and molecular typing of MRSA and MSSA isolates recovered from wild owls.
| Isolate | Owl Species | Antimicrobial Resistance | Virulence Factors | Molecular Typing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenotype | Genotype | IEC Type | Other Genes | ST (CC) | spa | agr | ||
| VS2960 | Athene noctua | PEN, FOX | mecC, blaZ-SCCmecXI | hla, hlb, etd2 | 1245 (130) | t843 | III | |
| VS2961 | Strix aluco | PEN, FD | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t208 | II | ||
| VS2962 | Strix aluco | PEN | blaZ | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t208 | II | |
| VS2963 | Strix aluco | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t208 | II | ||
| VS2964 | Strix aluco | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t9811 | II | ||
| VS2965 | Athene noctua | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t20169 | II | ||
| VS2966 | Athene noctua | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 49 (49) | t208 | II | ||
| VS2967 | Athene noctua | Susceptible | E | hla | 49 (49) | t208 | II | |
| VS2968 | Strix aluco | PEN | blaZ | B | hla | 8 (8) | t121 | I |
| VS2969 | Athene noctua | PEN, CIP | blaZ | B | hla | 8 (8) | t121 | I |
| VS2970 | Athene noctua | PEN, FD | blaZ | B | hla | 8 (8) | t121 | I |
| VS2971 | Tyto alba | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 2328 (133) | t3750 | III | ||
| VS2972 | Tyto alba | PEN, FD | hla, hlb | 2328 (133) | t3750 | III | ||
| VS2973 | Tyto alba | PEN, TET, FD | tetK | hla, hlb | 2766 (121) | t12364 | IV | |
| VS2974 | Bubo bubo | ERY | ermA | B | hla | 718 | t11333 | II |
| VS2975 | Athene noctua | PEN | blaZ | hla, hlb | 30 (30) | t9413 | III | |
| VS2976 | Tyto alba | TET | tetK | hla | 692 | t1422 | I | |
| VS2977 | Tyto alba | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 1956 (121) | t20223 | IV | ||
| VS2978 | Strix aluco | PEN, CIP, CD, FD | blaZ, mphC | hla, hlb | 130 (130) | t843 | III | |
| VS2979 | Strix aluco | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 1640 | t9853 | IV | ||
| VS2980 | Athene noctua | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 6 (5) | t16615 | I | ||
| VS2981 | Tyto alba | Susceptible | hla, hlb | 7184 | t2247 | I | ||
| VS2982 | Strix aluco | Susceptible | E | hla | 7352 | t2143 | I | |
PEN: penicillin; FOX: cefoxitin; FD: fusidic acid; CIP: ciprofloxacin; TET: tetracycline; ERY: erythromycin; CD: clindamycin; IEC: Immune Evasion Cluster; ST: sequence type; CC: clonal complex.