Table 4 Antibiotic resistance encoding genes in the obtained S. aureus strains.

From: Unleashing the biological potential of marine algal extracts against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from ready-to-eat beef products

Samples

Antibiotic resistance genes (No. of isolates showed phenotypic resistance)

mecA (23)

vanA (18)

optrA (9)

No

%

No

%

No

%

Shawerma

3

13

2

11.1

1

11.1

Kofta

3

13

3

16.7

1

11.1

Burger

2

8.7

3

16.7

0

0

Luncheon

4

17.4

3

16.7

1

11.1

Sausage

3

13

2

11.1

0

0

Total

15

65.2

13

72.2

3

33.3