National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the important emerging pathogen worldwide responsible for causing wide range of disease in human and animals. It is responsible for causing nosocomial, community infection but it has been reported to cause livestock infection also. The main aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of MRSA in raw poultry meat sold at in and around Anand City, Gujarat. A total 23 S. aureus isolates obtained from 250 poultry and poultry house environment samples were taken in this study. All the 23 isolates were confirmed as S. aureus by PCR. Among 23 isolates, four (1.6%) isolates yield positive growth on MeReSa agar giving characteristics appearance of light pink colour colony indicating MRSA positive strain. All these 4 isolates were found positive for mecA gene by PCR which is responsible for Methicillin resistance in S. aureus. The presence of MRSA in poultry meat is of great concern for public health importance.
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