Table 2. Genotypes, antimicrobial resistance profiles, tetracycline resistance, and zinc chloride resistance in MSSA and MRSA isolates

Strains MLST Origin Sample sites spa SCCmec agr Resistant phenotype tet genes TET MICs (μg/mL) crzC Zinc MICs (μg/mL)
MRSA
 BGFA-222E ST5 Cattle-skin F-11) t002 II II AMP, CEF, CIP, CLI, ERY - 1 + 4
 BGFA-262E ST5 Cattle-skin F-1 t002 II II AMP, CEF, CIP, CLI, ERY - 1 4
 BGFA-292E ST5 Cattle-skin F-1 t002 II II AMP, CEF, CIP, CLI, ERY - 1 4
 BKFH-321E ST72 Farm worker-nasal F-2 t664 IV I AMP, CEF, TET tet(M) 16 + 12
 BKSM-133E ST72 Slaughterhouse-carcass S-12) t664 IV I AMP, CEF, MUP tet(M) 0.125 + 4
MSSA
 BJFA-222 NT Cattle-skin F-3 t008 - III - 0.125 + 4
 BSFA-4104 ST1 Cattle-fecal F-4 t127 - III AMP, CIP, GEN - 0.125 + 6
 BKFA-211 ST2416 Cattle-nasal F-5 t008 - I AMP - 0.125 4
 BKFH-451 NT Farm worker-nasal F-6 t017 - III AMP, ERY - 0.125 4
 BJSM-273 ST1 Slaughterhouse-carcass S-2 t127 - III AMP - 0.125 + 6
 BSSH-171 ST2199 Slaughterhouseworker-nasal S-3 t571 - I AMP, CHL, CIP, CLI, GEN, SYN, TET tet(M) 32 + 6
 BCSE-104 ST188 Slaughterhouse- environ. S-4 t189 - I - 0.125 4
 BJMH-426 ST72 Retail market worker-hands R-13) t126 - I - 0.125 + 4
 BJMH-111 ST7 Retail market worker-nasal R-1 t304 - I AMP - 0.125 + 4
 BSMH-611 ST1 Retail market worker-nasal R-2 t18104 - III ERY - 0.25 + 4
 BSMH-616 ST188 Retail market worker-hands R-2 t189 - I AMP - 0.25 + 4
F, cattle farms;
S, slaughterhouses;
R, retail markets.
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; MLST, Multilocus sequence typing; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentrations; ST, sequence type; NT, non-typeable; AMP, ampicillin; CEF, cefoxitin; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CLI, clindamycin; ERY, erythromycin; TET, tetracycline; MUP, mupirocin; GEN, gentamicin; CHL, chloramphenicol; SYN, quinupristin-dalfopristin.