A Novel Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus t11469 and a Poultry Endemic Strain t002 (ST5) Are Present in Chicken in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Amos NworieAzi S OnyemaSimon I OkekpaMichael O ElomNse O UmohVictor U UsangaGideon A IbiamBoniface N UkwahLynda C NwadiChinwe EzeruigboBusayo O OlayinkaJoseph O EhinmiduJosiah A OnaolapoBlake M HansonShylo E WardynTara C SmithPublished in: BioMed research international (2017)
The detection of t002 in chicken suggests the presence of livestock-associated MRSA in poultry in Ebonyi State. The detection of the new spa type t11469 in poultry that has not been characterised to ascertain its pathogenic potential remains a cause for concern, especially as some were found to carry PVL genes, a putative virulence factor in staphylococcal infection.