Rabbit isolates included in this study.

<p>Rabbit isolates included in this study.</p

Distribution of virulence factors and <i>dltB</i> mutations among rabbit <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i>.

<p>Distribution of virulence factors and <i>dltB</i> mutations among rabbit <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i>.</p

Clonal relationships among rabbit <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i> and their context within the wider <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i> population.

<p>A phylogenetic dendrogram (UPGMA) generated from the allelic profiles of 1475 cgMLST target genes, based on (16) and comprising the ten rabbit isolates from this study and twenty-eight reference <i>S</i>. <i>aureus</i> genomes from Genbank. Rabbit isolates are denoted by *, isolate name and Genbank accession provided for the reference genomes. The last figure in the text line indicates the multi-locus sequence type of each isolate, where available. The scale bar indicates the number of differing alleles comprising the calculated distance.</p

Characteristics of the eight MRSA isolates found in the survey of conference participants.

1<p>Susceptibilities tested: linezolid, rifampicin, kanamycin, norfloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, fusidic acid, tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and mupirocin.</p>2<p>Genome screened for <i>tetM</i> M21136, <i>tetK</i> NC_017331_REGION: 69118.70497, <i>msrSA</i> AB013298_487.1953, <i>mphC</i> NC_017351 REGION: 53170.54069, <i>ileS</i> AJJR01000036 REGION: 742.3816, <i>fusC</i> HE980450 REGION: 10019.10657, <i>ermA</i> NC_002745 _N315, <i>dfrG</i> AB205645 REGION: 1013.1510, AB568461 <i>Staphylococcus aureus aacA</i>-<i>aphD</i> gene for bifunctional AAC/APH, <i>gyrA</i> CP000046_COL, <i>rpoB</i> X64172 REGION: 1222.4770, <i>tetL</i> JN970906 REGION: 8454.9830, <i>ermC</i> NC007792 REGION: 7865.8599 <i>ermT</i> NC017673 REGION: 1795197.1795946.</p

Characteristics of the three <i>S</i>. <i>haemolyticus</i> isolates found in the survey of conference participants.

1<p>Susceptibilities tested: linezolid, rifampicin, kanamycin, norfloxacin, erythromycin, clindamycin, fusidic acid, tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and mupirocin.</p

A summary of the results from previous MRSA carriage surveys undertaken at veterinary or animal health conferences.

<p>ACVIM, The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine; AAEP, American Association of Equine practitioners; ACVS, American College of Veterinary Surgeons.</p