First Report of the Presence of Enterotoxin Gene in Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Recovered from Meat of Snails (Achatina Achatina).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It has been suggested that coagulase-negative staphylococci can serve as reservoirs of virulence genes for other bacteria. This study assessed the presence of such genes in selected isolates recovered from meat of the giant African snail (Achatina achatina).

Material and methods

Virulence genes were detected using a polymerase chain reaction targeting specific primers. Two representative isolates were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Results

The results showed that the staphylococcal enterotoxin A gene (sea) was present in five out of the eight isolates studied. The isolates expressed resistance mainly to three antibiotics: chloramphenicol, norfloxacin and cloxacillin in descending order of incidence. Most importantly, the Staph

SUBMITTER: Okafor AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9281525 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature