Isolation and Molecular Characterization of MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs

Authors

  • S Tamilarasu Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 605 009, India.
  • V Jayalaskhmi Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 605 009, India.
  • VM Vivek Srinivasan Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 605 009, India.
  • SB Barbuddhe ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad, India
  • PX Antony Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 605 009, India.
  • HK Mukhopadhyaya Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Kurumbapet, Puducherry – 605 009, India.

Keywords:

Dogs, Methicillin-resistance, mecA gene, Public health, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Abstract

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) in dogs were carried out.
A total of 25 ear swabs were collected aseptically from both diseased (otitis externa) and apparently healthy dogs (for vaccination)
presented to teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Puducherry.
On analysis of 25 ear swab samples, a total of 14 (56%) Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (S. pseudintermedius) isolates were recovered,
6 (24%) isolates from healthy, and 8 (32%) isolates from diseased dogs. Among the 14 S. pseudintermedius isolates, eight isolates for
mecA, which is 21.40% (3/14), and 35.70% (5/14) of MRSP isolates were detected in healthy and diseased dogs, respectively. The present
study highlighted the presence of MRSP in dogs in Puducherry region.

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Published

2020-05-20

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Vol. 15 No. 4 (2020): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Apr-Jun) 2020

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Tamilarasu, S., Jayalaskhmi, V., Srinivasan, V.V., Barbuddhe, S., Antony, P., & Mukhopadhyaya, H. (2020). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs . Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 15(4), 71–74. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijvsbt/article/view/2448