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The Journal of veterinary medical science2002; 64(3); 245-250; doi: 10.1292/jvms.64.245

Isolation and species distribution of staphylococci from animal and human skin.

Abstract: From April 1999 to December 2000, a survey was made on the distribution of Staphylococcus species on the skin of 7 kinds of animals and humans. Staphylococci were isolated from 12 (100%) of 12 pigs, 17 (89.5%) of 19 horses, 30 (100%) of 30 cows, 73 (90.1%) of 81 chickens, 10 (40%) of 25 dogs, 23 (76.7%) of 30 laboratory mice, 20 (52.6%) of 38 pigeons, and 80 (88.9%) of 90 human beings. The predominant staphylococci isolated from a variety of animal species were novobiocin-resistant species, S. xylosus and S. sciuri regardless of the animal host species. The novobiocin-resistant species including S. xylosus and S. sciuri were only occasionally isolated from human skin. The predominant staphylococci found on human skin were novobiocin-sensitive species, S. epidermidis (63.8%), followed by S. warneri (28.8%) and S. hominis (13.8%). The results suggest that the staphylococcal flora inhabiting animal skin are different from those of human skin in regard to the predominant species isolated. In this study, we used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to examine the chromosomal polymorphisms of S. epidermidis isolated most frequently from human skin. Strains of S. epidermidis showed the greatest genomic diversity in their fragment patterns.
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The research examines the distribution of Staphylococcus species on the skin of various animals and humans over a two-year period. It points out the differences in staphylococcal flora among different species and presents the variations based on chromosomal polymorphisms of the predominant human skin coloniser, S. epidermidis.

Research Methodology

  • Between April 1999 and December 2000, the researchers conducted a survey to assess the distribution of Staphylococcus species on the skin of seven kinds of animals and humans.
  • The animals included in the study were pigs, horses, cows, chickens, dogs, laboratory mice, and pigeons. Ninety human participants also took part in the research.
  • By utilizing pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, the researchers examined the chromosomal polymorphisms of S. epidermidis, the staphylococcus species most frequently isolated from human skin.

Findings

  • Staphylococci were found on every animal species tested, but the prevalence varied greatly from species to species. They were isolated from all pigs and cows examined, and from the majority of horses, chickens, and humans. However, they were found on only 40% of dogs, about half of pigeons, and somewhat over three-quarters of mice.
  • The noteworthy findings are about the species of staphylococci isolated. S. xylosus and S. sciuri, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci, were the predominant species found on various animals, regardless of the animal host species. In contrast, these species were rarely isolated from human skin.
  • The predominant staphylococci on human skin were novobiocin-sensitive species, mainly S. epidermidis, followed by S. warneri and S. hominis.
  • The strains of S. epidermidis, when tested for their genomic diversity, showed the greatest variation in fragment patterns.

Conclusions

  • The study concludes that the types of staphylococcal flora that colonize animal skin differ significantly from those found on human skin regarding the predominant species.
  • Staphylococci were observed to be universally present across different kinds of animals, but there was a disparity in the species of bacteria.
  • The differences in the colonization patterns could have implications for how these animals and humans respond to staphylococcal infections, and how such infections might jump species barriers.

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Nagase N, Sasaki A, Yamashita K, Shimizu A, Wakita Y, Kitai S, Kawano J. (2002). Isolation and species distribution of staphylococci from animal and human skin. J Vet Med Sci, 64(3), 245-250. https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.64.245

Publication

The Journal of veterinary medical science
ISSN: 0916-7250
NlmUniqueID: 9105360
Country: Japan
Language: English
Volume: 64
Issue: 3
Pages: 245-250

Researcher Affiliations

Nagase, Naoko
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan.
Sasaki, Asako
    Yamashita, Kenji
      Shimizu, Akira
        Wakita, Yoshihisa
          Kitai, Satoru
            Kawano, Junichi

              MeSH Terms

              • Animals
              • Cattle / microbiology
              • Chickens / microbiology
              • Columbidae / microbiology
              • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
              • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
              • Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / chemistry
              • Dogs / microbiology
              • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / methods
              • Genetic Variation
              • Horses / microbiology
              • Humans
              • Mice
              • Skin / microbiology
              • Staphylococcus / classification
              • Staphylococcus / genetics
              • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
              • Swine / microbiology

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