The Dissemination of a Single Staphylococcusaureus Strain, Spa-t2873, as the Predominant Cause of Bovine Mastitis in Israeli Dairy Farms
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Microbiological Methods and Spa Typing
2.3. Next-Generation Sequencing and Analysis
2.4. Epidemiological Study of the t2873 Strain Transmission in Farm ‘A’
3. Results
3.1. S. aureus Prevalence in Israeli Dairy Farms
3.2. Molecular and Microbiological Features of S. aureus Isolates
3.3. Molecular Epidemiological Transmission Analysis of Spa t2873 in Farm ‘A’
3.4. Molecular Features of the Spa t2873 Strain
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Spa Type | Farms (n) | Isolates (n) | Sample Type 1 (n) |
---|---|---|---|
11 | 3 | 11 | I (10), T (1) |
34 | 6 | 9 | I (7), T (2) |
127 | 2 | 2 | I (1), T (1) |
355 | 2 | 3 | I (3) |
529 | 22 | 46 | I (36), T (10) |
543 | 1 | 9 | I (9) |
937 | 2 | 2 | I (2) |
1250 | 1 | 13 | I (13) |
2873 | 112 | 284 | I (259), T (25) |
2970 | 1 | 5 | I (4), T (1) |
9303 | 12 | 34 | I (32), T (2) |
11253 | 1 | 7 | I (7) |
16822 | 2 | 2 | I (1), T (1) |
19690 | 2 | 2 | I (2) |
19693 | 1 | 2 | I (2) |
Cow Number | Isolation of S. aureus | Presumptive Source | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Location | Cluster | Order | Location | Cow Number | |
37 | 22.09.19 | 3 | A | 1 | 39 | - |
88 | 24.11.19 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 37 | |
419 | 17.08.20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 88 | |
53 | 23.10.19 | 8 | B | 1 | 6 | - |
201 | 04.02.20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 53 | |
89 | 24.11.19 | 4 | C | 1 | Unknown | |
378 | 13.07.20 | 10 | 2 | Unknown | ||
410 | 04.08.20 | 39 | 3 | Unknown | ||
107 | 10.12.19 | 8 | D | 1 | 8 | - |
418 | 17.08.20 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 107 | |
108 | 10.12.19 | 8 | E | 1 | 1 | 141 |
141 | 30.12.19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 161 | |
161 | 14.01.20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 141 | |
8 | 108 | |||||
231 | 19.02.20 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 141/232 | |
232 | 19.02.20 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 141/231 | |
286 | 14.04.20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 141 | |
7 | 231/232 | |||||
409 | 04.08.20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 161 | |
430 | 06.09.20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 286 | |
142 | 30.12.19 | 4 | F | 1 | 4 | - |
230 | 19.02.20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 142 | |
252 | 08.03.20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 230 | |
184 | 26.01.20 | 7 | G | 1 | 2/7 | - |
251 | 08.03.20 | 7 | 2 | 2/7 | 184 | |
229 | 19.02.20 | 7 | H | 1 | 1/7 | - |
261 | 12.03.20 | 7 | 2 | 1/7 | 261 |
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Shwimmer, A.; Falk, R.; De-Levie, T.K.; Lasnoy, M.; Levytskyi, K.; Adler, A. The Dissemination of a Single Staphylococcusaureus Strain, Spa-t2873, as the Predominant Cause of Bovine Mastitis in Israeli Dairy Farms. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070371
Shwimmer A, Falk R, De-Levie TK, Lasnoy M, Levytskyi K, Adler A. The Dissemination of a Single Staphylococcusaureus Strain, Spa-t2873, as the Predominant Cause of Bovine Mastitis in Israeli Dairy Farms. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(7):371. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070371
Chicago/Turabian StyleShwimmer, Adin, Rama Falk, Tamar K. De-Levie, Michal Lasnoy, Katia Levytskyi, and Amos Adler. 2022. "The Dissemination of a Single Staphylococcusaureus Strain, Spa-t2873, as the Predominant Cause of Bovine Mastitis in Israeli Dairy Farms" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 7: 371. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9070371