BIOMOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATED FROM MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS

371 samples from meat and meat-environments were collected and examined for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The structural gene for penicillin-binding protein 2a (mecA gene), was amplified by PCR and detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. 96 samples (25.8%), co...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Food Safety
Main Authors:	V. D’Orio, A.R. Festino, C. Costanzo, P. Di Ciccio, G. Colavita, A. Vergara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2008-09-01
Subjects:	Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin resistance, MRSA, mecA.
Online Access:	http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/1019