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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections in livestock and humans pose serious health problems. Therefore, identifying the virulence genes of this bacterium and studying their characteristics are of great importance. The main objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of virulenc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Tabriz
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Zoonotic Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_18022.html |
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| Summary: | Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections in livestock and humans pose serious
health problems. Therefore, identifying the virulence genes of this bacterium and
studying their characteristics are of great importance. The main objective of this
study was to investigate the frequency of virulence (enterotoxin) genes of S. aureus
isolated from sheep noses in the Sistan region. In this study, 100 isolates of S. aureus
were collected. After genomic extraction of the identified isolates, a multiplex PCR
reaction was performed for sea, seb, sec, see, tsst, and pvl genes using specific
primers. In total, 49 isolates of S. aureus isolated contained one or more enterotoxin
genes. The most abundant gene was tsst (37%), followed by sec (23%), seb (20%),
and sea (2%). In general, it was found that the presence of S. aureus in sub-clinical
animal isolates, especially enterotoxigenic strains, can be a potential health hazard. |
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| ISSN: | 2717-2910 |