Table 1 Phenotypic and genotypic properties of all S. aureus strains obtained from different food samples
Strains | Origin | Antibiogram profile | Coagulase test | Hemolysis | Colour in chromogenic culture medium | Enterotoxin and antibiotic resistance genes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TET | AMP | ||||||
STA 038 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | β | Orange | sec |
STA 039 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | α | Pink | sec |
STA 057 | Feta cheese | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | seh, blaZ |
STA 040 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | β | Orange | sec |
STA 054 | Confectionery product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sea, seh, blaZ |
STA 065 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 024 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Pink- Orange | sed, blaZ |
STA 025 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sed, blaZ |
STA 033 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, see, sea, seb, blaZ |
STA 034 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 066 | Seafood (fish) | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink- Orange | seb, seh, blaZ |
STA 008 | Fish product | R | R | Positive | α | Orange | sec, seg, sed, sej, blaZ |
STA 052 | Pork ham | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, sei, sea, blaZ |
STA 064 | Pork ham | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sea, seb, sed, sej, blaZ |
STA 050 | Fish product | S | S | Positive | α | Orange | sec, sea |
STA 009 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, seg, sed, sej, blaZ |
STA 072 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | seh, sec, blaZ |
STA 048 | Raw cow’s milk | R | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | mecA, blaZ |
STA 080 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | seb, blaZ |
STA 053 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, seg |
STA 006 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Orange | sec, sea, blaZ |
STA 023 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink- Orange | blaZ |
STA 041 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 090 | Minced meat | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sed, sej, blaZ |
STA 062 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sed, sej, blaZ |
STA 071 | Meat product | S | R | Positive | β | Pink | Sej, blaZ |
STA 073 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | β | Pink | blaZ |
STA 091 | Cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | blaZ |
STA 026 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | seb, blaZ |
STA 018 | Sheep’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 029 | Sheep’s milk | S | R | Positive | α | Pink | sec, mecA, blaZ |
STA 030 | Sheep’s milk | S | S | Positive | α | Orange | sec |
STA 028 | Raw goat’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Pink | sec, blaZ |
STA 027 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sed, mecA, blaZ |
STA 088 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 063 | Seafood (fish) | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sea, blaZ |
STA 079 | Raw milk | R | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | seg, seb, blaZ |
STA 031 | Sheep’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
MW2a | Human | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sea, sec, seg, seh, sek, seq, sel, mecA, blaZ |
STA 093 | Meat product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sea, blaZ |
STA 020 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 021 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 084 | Milk product | S | S | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, sed, sea |
STA 085 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 016 | Sausage | S | S | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec |
STA 044 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | α | Pink | sec, seb, sea |
STA 043 | Raw milk | S | S | Positive | β | Orange | sec, sea |
STA 045 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | α | Pink | sec |
STA 012 | Pork ham | S | R | Positive | α | Pink | sec, blaZ |
STA 014 | Spinach | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 058 | Pork ham | S | S | Positive | β | Orange | seb |
STA 001 | Fish product | S | S | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec |
STA 042 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Pink | sec, sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 056 | Confectionery product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sed, sei, seg, mecA, blaZ |
STA 089 | Confectionery product | S | S | Positive | α | Pink | seb |
STA 074 | Cereal porridge | S | S | Positive | α | Orange | seh, sei, seg, sea |
CCM 3953 (ATCC 25923)b | Clinical isolate | S | S | Positive | β | Pink | sea,seg,sei |
STA 055 | Meat product (salami) | S | R | Positive | β | Pink | seb, sej, sed, blaZ |
STA 083 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 010 | Hard Edam cheese | R | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, blaZ |
STA 077 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, sei, blaZ |
STA 035 | Frozen cream | S | R | Positive | β | Pink | sec, sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 036 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 046 | Raw cow’s milk | R | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 047 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 081 | Confectionery product | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sec, sea, blaZ |
STA 003 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | mecA, blaZ |
STA 061 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | seb, sei, seg, mecA, blaZ |
STA 013 | Poultry sausage | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, sea, sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 032 | Sheep’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, blaZ |
STA 007 | Raw cow’s milk | R | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec, mecA, blaZ |
STA 060 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | sed, sei, seg, sej, mecA, blaZ |
STA 075 | Meat product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | blaZ |
FRI 361c | Cooked chicken | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, seg, sed, sej, sei, sel |
STA 017 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Orange | sec, sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 019 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sec, sei, seg |
STA 004 | Confectionery product | R | R | Positive | β | Pink | seg, sei, sec, blaZ |
STA 015 | Confectionery product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 049 | Raw cow’s milk | R | R | Positive | β | Orange | blaZ |
NCTC 8325d | Human (sepsis patient) | S | S | Positive | β | Pink | sea |
STA 076 | Fish product | S | R | Positive | Weak | Pink | blaZ |
STA 078 | Meat product | S | S | Positive | α–β | Orange | sea, seh |
STA 022 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 059 | Seafood (fish) | S | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sea, seb |
STA 082 | Eggs | R | R | Positive | α | Orange | seg, sec, sei, sea, blaZ |
STA 067 | Meat product | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | blaZ |
STA 069 | Raw milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Pink- Orange | blaZ |
STA 051 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | Weak | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 005 | Fish fillets | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, mecA, blaZ |
STA 086 | Raw cow’s milk | R | R | Positive | Weak | Pink | sec, seb, sed, mecA, blaZ |
STA 002 | Raw cow’s milk | S | S | Positive | α–β | Pink | none |
FRI 137e | Leg abscess | R | S | Positive | β | Pink | sec, seg, seh, sei, sel |
STA 037 | Raw cow’s milk | S | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sec, blaZ |
STA 011 | Fish fillets | S | R | Positive | α | Orange | sec, sea, see, blaZ |
STA 087 | Pork ham | R | R | Positive | α–β | Pink | sec |
STA 070 | Raw milk | R | R | Positive | α–β | Orange | sei, seg, blaZ |
STA 092 | Chicken Tetrazzini | S | S | Positive | α–β | Pink | see |
STA 068 | Milk product | S | R | Positive | Weak | Pink- Orange | sec, sei, seg, blaZ |