Population Genetic Structures of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cats and Dogs in Japan

• Sasaki, Takashi

• Tsubakishita, Sae

• Tanaka, Yoshikazu

• Ohtsuka, Masayuki

• Hongo, Isamu

• Fukata, Tsuneo

• Kabeya, Hidenori

• Maruyama, Soichi

• Hiramatsu, Keiichi

Abstract

Article

We determined the population genetic structures of feline and canine Staphylococcus aureus strains in Japan by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Ecological analyses suggested that multiple feline-related S. aureus clones, including ST133, naturally occur as commensals and can cause endogenous infections in felines. In contrast, S. aureus populations do not likely include any clone that exhibits tropism in domestic dogs. Even if S. aureus infections occur in dogs, the pathologies are likely exogenous infections.

Journal

• Journal of Clinical Microbiology

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 50 (6), 2152-2155, 2012-06

  American Society for Microbiology

Details

• CRID: 1050845762418901632
• NII Article ID: 120005761756
• ISSN: 00951137
• HANDLE: 10659/3453
• Web Site: https://rakuno.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/3676
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
• Data Source:
  • IRDB
  • CiNii Articles