Table 4.
Profile of MR-CoNS isolates.
| Species (no. of isolates) | MIC (μg/mL) | mec Complex class | ccr Gene | SCCmec type | No. of isolates | Food source (No. of isolate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. epidermidis (21) | 2–128 | A | ccrA4B4 | VIII | 1 | Ice desserts (1) |
| B | ccrA2B2 | IV | 13 | Animal-based products (2) | ||
| Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (5) | ||||||
| Ice desserts (3) | ||||||
| Rice products (3) | ||||||
| C2 | ccrC1 | VT | 4 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||
| Ice desserts (1) | ||||||
| Rice products (2) | ||||||
| C2 | ccrC1, ccrA2B2 | VT | 1 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||
| A | NTa | NT | 2 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||
| Ice desserts (1) | ||||||
| S. saprophyticus (10) | 64–>256 | A | ccrA3B3 | III | 3 | Animal-based products (1) |
| Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||||||
| Rice products (1) | ||||||
| A | ccrA1B1 | NT | 1 | Animal-based products (1) | ||
| NT | ccrC1 | NT | 2 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||
| Rice products (1) | ||||||
| A | NT | NT | 4 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (2) | ||
| Rice products (2) | ||||||
| S. warneri (4) | 64–256 | B | ccrA2B2 | IV | 2 | Ice desserts (1) |
| Rice products (1) | ||||||
| C2 | ccrA1B1 | IX | 2 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||
| Rice products (1) | ||||||
| S. sciuri (2) | >256 | A | NT | NT | 2 | Animal-based products (1) |
| Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) | ||||||
| S. cohnii (2) | 128 | A | NT | NT | 2 | Ice desserts (1) |
| Rice products (1) | ||||||
| S. haemolyticus (1) | 128 | C2 | ccrC1 | VT | 1 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (1) |
| S. pasteuri (1) | 64 | B | ccrA2B2 | IV | 1 | Ice desserts (1) |
| Total (41) | 2–>256 | – | – | III | 3 | Animal-based products (5) |
| IV | 16 | Fresh-cut fruits/vegetables (15) | ||||
| VT | 6 | Ice products (9) | ||||
| VIII | 1 | Rice products (12) | ||||
| IX | 2 | |||||
| NT | 13 |
a
NT, untypable.