Table 3 Prevalence of the mecA gene in imported beef samples
Staphylococcus spp. (n = number of isolates) | n = of MRS | Presence of mecAgene | n = of MSS | Precence of mecA gene | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n= | % | n= | % | |||
S. aureus (n = 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
S. hyicus (n = 6) | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
S. intermedius (n = 3) | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. epidermidis (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. hemolyticus (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. hominus (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. lugdunensis (n = 3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
S. simulans (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. scuri (n = 4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 4 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 6.7 |