Table 4 Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of livestock-associated S.aureus carried by study participants, in Guangdong, China.
Participant category | CC | MLST | scn | chp | sak | sea | tetracycline | methicillin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pig workers (n = 16) | CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | −− | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST9 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST27 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST63 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
CC9 | ST2359 | − | − | − | − | R | R | |
Pet-owning worker(n = 1) | CC9 | ST2359 | + | + | + | − | S | S |
Control worker (n = 3) | CC398 | ST398 | − | − | − | − | S | S |
CC398 | ST398 | − | − | − | − | R | S | |
CC398 | ST398 | + | + | + | − | S | S |
