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Antibiotic resistance, biofilm forming ability, and clonal profiling of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from southern and northeastern India


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Figure 1

Sample source distribution of isolates from (A) Tamil Nadu and (B) Mizoram.
Sample source distribution of isolates from (A) Tamil Nadu and (B) Mizoram.

Figure 2

Strength of biofilm formation by the isolates from Tamil Nadu and Mizoram.
Strength of biofilm formation by the isolates from Tamil Nadu and Mizoram.

PCR primers used in the present study

No. Primer name Primer Reference
1 mecA – F 5′-TCACCAGGTTCAAC[Y]CAAAA-3′ [17]
2 mecA – R 5′-CCTGAATC[W]GCTAATAATATTTC-3′
3 mecC – F 5′-GGGTTCAGCCAGATTCATTTGT-3′ [18]
4 mecC – R 5′-GTACTGTTGCTTCGTTCAATGG-3′
5 vanAB – F 5′-GTAGGCTGCGATATTCAAAGC-3′ [19]
6 vanA – R 5′-CGATTCAATTGCGTAGTCCAA-3′
7 vanB – F 5′-GCCGACAATCAAATCATCCTC-3′
8 vanC1 – F 5′-TGGTATTGGTATCAAGGAAACC-3′
9 vanC1 – R 5′-AGATTGGAGCGCTGTTTTGTC-3′
10 vanC23 – F 5′-CAGCAGCCATTGGCGTACAA-3′
11 vanC23 – R 5′-CAAGCAGTTTTTGTAGTAGTTC-3′
12 blaZ – F 5′-TTCAACACCTGCTGCTTTC-3′ [20]
13 blaZ – R 5′-CACTCTTGGCGGTTTCAC-3′

ERIC-PCR cluster analysis, isolate distribution, and methicillin resistance of isolates from Tamil Nadu and Mizoram

Tamil Nadu Mizoram


Cluster group No. of isolates within the cluster No. of MRSA Cluster group No. of isolates within the cluster No. of MRSA
Cluster I 1 1 Cluster I 19 10
Cluster II 3 1 Cluster II 15 6
Cluster III 6 3 Cluster III 21 11
Cluster IV 1 0 Cluster IV 23 12
Cluster V 3 2 Cluster V 5 1
Cluster VI 1 1 Cluster VI 1 1
Cluster VII 99 55 Cluster VII 2 1
Cluster VIII 5 0 Cluster VIII 1 1

Antibiotic resistance by disk diffusion of isolates from Tamil Nadu and Mizoram

Antibiotic Antibiotic class Antibiotic resistance of isolates from Tamil Nadun (%) Antibiotic resistance of isolates from Mizoramn (%)

R S R S
Oxacillin β-lactam 66 (56) 53 (45) 43 (49) 44 (51)
Penicillin β-lactam 117 (98) 2 (2) 86 (99) 1 (1)
Cefoxitin β-lactam 91 (76) 28 (24) 70 (81) 17 (20)
Ciprofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 98 (82) 21 (18) 65 (75) 22 (25)
Levofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 66 (56) 53 (45) 61 (70) 26 (30)
Ofloxacin Fluoroquinolone 75 (63) 44 (37) 57 (66) 30 (35)
Tetracycline Tetracycline 47 (40) 72 (61) 27 (31) 60 (69)
Erythromycin Macrolide 104 (87) 15 (13) 60 (69) 27 (31)
Clindamycin Lincosamide 34 (29) 85 (71) 39 (45) 48 (55)
Linezolid Oxazolidinone 16 (13) 103 (87) 12 (14) 75 (86)
Gentamicin Aminoglycoside 73 (61) 46 (39) 30 (35) 57 (66)
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