Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant “Staphylococcus aureus” strains from Satu Mare using Molecular Biology Techniques

Authors

  • Evelyn-Erzsébet GABRI Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com
  • Endre JAKAB Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-7083

Keywords:

mecA, MRSA, nucA, PCR, Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus s a clinically important bacteria. It causes mild to severe, often life-threatening infections. A total of 51 Staphylococcus strains were analyzed in this study using polymerase chain reaction. 33%f the strains were confirmed as S. aureus, and none of these were resistant to methicillin.

Author Biographies

Evelyn-Erzsébet GABRI, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com

Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com

Endre JAKAB, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com

Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. E-mail: eviergabri@gmail.com

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STUDIA UBB BIOLOGIA, Volume 60 (LX), Sp.Issue, December 2015

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2015-12-31

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GABRI, E.-E., & JAKAB, E. (2015). Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant “Staphylococcus aureus” strains from Satu Mare using Molecular Biology Techniques. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Biologia, 60(Sp.Issue), 29–32. Retrieved from http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbbiologia/article/view/4621

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