Genetic Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Dogs and Cats in Cyprus: Comparison of MRSP and MRSA Results
Hazel Tamakan* and Huban Gocmen
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, 99138, Northern Cyprus, Mersin-10, Turkey.
Fig. 1.
Agarose gel electrophoresis showing the results of PCR-RFLP of 107bp and 213bp for the pta gene Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates. M: Marker (50 bp), Lane 1, 2, 3: S. pseudintermedius strains, Lane 4: negative control, Lane 5: S. pseudintermedius positive control.
Fig. 2.
Agarose gel electrophoresis showing the results of PCR amplified product of 314 bp for the mecA gene of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates. M: Marker (50 bp), Lane 3: MRSP strain, Lane 1, 2, 4-15: MSSP strains, Lane 16: positive control, Lane 17: negative control.