Table 1. SCCmec types of methicillin-resistant NAS strains isolated from broiler farms

NAS (n=isolates)	mecA positive (%)	mec gene	ccr gene	SCCmec type	Isolated from
CoVS (68)
Staphylococcus agnetis (51)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus chromogenes (17)	-	-	-	-
CoNS (148)
Staphylococcus arlettae (2)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus cohnii (5)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus condimenti (1)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus epidermidis (15)	3 (20)	B	A2B2	IV	Worker
		A	A2B2	II	Worker
		C2	C	V	Broiler
Staphylococcus gallinarum (12)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1)	1 (100)	C2	C	V	Environment
Staphylococcus lentus (5)
Staphylococcus lugdunesis (2)
Staphylococcus saprophyticus (20)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus sciuri (1)	1 (100)	A	-	NT	Broiler
Staphylococcus simulans (27)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus ureilyticus (3)	1 (33.3)	-	C	NT	Broiler
Staphylococcus warneri (5)	-	-	-	-
Staphylococcus xylosus (49)	-	-	-	-

SCCmec, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec; NAS, non-aureus staphylococci; ccr, chromosomal cassette recombinase; CoVS, coagulase-variable staphylococci; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; NT, non-typeable.