Buppachat Trakarnchan, Bongkot Noppon, Apiradee Sopa, and Peerapon Sukon

DOI: 10.14456/sjst-psu.2017.72

pp. 585 - 588

Abstract

To describe the proportion of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and mupirocin resistant among the isolates
from milk, three hundred and eighty-one samples were collected in Khon Kaen province, Thailand, during January to March,
2014. Quadriplex PCR was a method of choice. The occurrence of S. aureus and other Staphylococcus spp. were 21.26 and
34.12%, respectively. Among the 81 S. aureus isolates, 82.72 (67/81), 11.11 (9/81), and 6.17% (5/81) were S. aureus, S. aureus
carrying mecA, and S. aureus harboring mupA genes, respectively. These two mutant genes may possibly be transferred to
other bacteria in milk. Therefore, good hygienic practices and strict control may limit the spread.