Mustelidae are natural hosts of Staphylococcus delphini group A

Luca Guardabassi; Kristina Runge Schmidt; Tina Steiner Petersen; Carmen  Espinosa-Gongora; Arshnee Moodley; Yvonne Agersø; John Elmerdahl Olsen

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.004

Mustelidae are natural hosts of Staphylococcus delphini group A

Luca Guardabassi, Kristina Runge Schmidt, Tina Steiner Petersen, Carmen Espinosa-Gongora, Arshnee Moodley, Yvonne Agersø, John Elmerdahl Olsen

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Abstract

According to the current taxonomy, the Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) comprises of at least three distinct species. While S. intermedius and S. pseudintermedius are associated with specific hosts (pigeons and dogs, respectively), the natural host of S. delphini remains unclear. We analysed 158 SIG isolates from less studied animal species belonging to the order Carnivora, including mink (n=118), fox (n=33), badger (n=6) and ferret (n=1). Species identification was performed by nuc PCR in combination with sodA sequence analysis and pta PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). The results showed a consistent association between host and bacterial species. All isolates from minks, ferret and badgers belonged to S. delphini group A, whereas all fox isolates except one were identified as S. pseudintermedius. The remaining fox isolate belonged to S. delphini group A. The results indicate that Mustelidae such as minks, ferrets and badgers are natural hosts of S. delphini group A. This is in contrast with Canidae, which are primarily colonized and infected with S. pseudintermedius. These findings suggest that coagulase-positive staphylococcal species may have evolved and diverged through host adaptation.

Original language	English
Journal	Veterinary Microbiology
Volume	159
Issue number	3-4
Pages (from-to)	351-353
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0378-1135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.04.004
Publication status	Published - 12 Oct 2012

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