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Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus by Ribosomal Spacer PCR RS-PCR
Published on: November 4, 2016
Genotypic Classification of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus from Korean Slaughterhouses Using Semiautomated
Sang-Ha Han1,2, Jong-Hui Kim1, Jeongkyeong Na3
1National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Korea.
Abstract:
A repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) technique utilizing a semiautomated system, namely DiversiLab, was applied to determine the genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus obtained from slaughterhouses. Twenty-four S. aureus and 16 B. cereus isolates from pigs and Hanwoo cattle from three slaughterhouses were used to create a DNA fingerprint library with the system software. Scatterplots demonstrated that rep-PCR groupings of S. aureus isolates were in good agreement with their origins. Specifically, linked rep-PCR profiles were observed for S. aureus isolates recovered from the same slaughterhouse, and higher genetic similarities were found among strains isolated from adjacent regions. All S. aureus isolates except one (ID: A-Hanwoo-9) from slaughterhouse "A" clustered with the three S. aureus reference strains, Korea Culture Center of Microorganisms (KCCM) 41291, KCCM 12214, and Culture Collection of Antimicrobial Resistant Microbes (CCARM) 3A007 (similarity values >95%). Moreover, most isolates obtained from slaughterhouse "B" clustered with S. aureus KCCM 11335 and KCCM 41331, and two isolates from slaughterhouse "C" clustered with CCARM 0027. Therefore, for this species, genotypic characteristics of regional isolates can be used to track the pathway of contamination. In contrast, B. cereus isolates showed high genetic diversity and could not be clustered with any specific group. Collectively, this system is useful for analyzing genetic diversity and is a rapid and reproducible typing method; however, there is a need to develop rep-PCR libraries for its use as a rapid identification method.
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