Genome sequencing and comparative genomic analysis of bovine mastitis-associated Staphylococcus aureus strains from India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bovine mastitis accounts for significant economic losses to the dairy industry worldwide. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative agent of bovine mastitis. Investigating the prevalence of virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance would provide insight into the molecular epidemiology of mastitis-associated S. aureus strains. The present study is focused on the whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic analysis of 41 mastitis-associated S. aureus strains isolated from India.

Results

The results elucidate explicit knowledge of 15 diverse sequence types (STs) and five clonal complexes (CCs). The clonal complexes CC8 and CC97 were found to be the predominant genotypes comprising 21 and 10 isolates, respectively. The mean genome size was 2.7 Mbp wi

SUBMITTER: Sivakumar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature