DOI 10.2478/v10181-011-0044-5 Short communication Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus based on PCR-RFLP of coa gene and RAPD analysis

The aim of this study was molecular identification of S. aureus strains isolated from mastitic milk samples and establishing the genetic relationship between strains isolated from cows belonging to the same herd. In all 43 isolated strains the gap gene (930 bp) was amplified, which enabled their affiliation to the Staphylococcus genus to be established. PCR-RFLP with AluI endonuclease of the gap gene as well as nuc (450 bp) and coa (1130 bp) gene amplification allowed precise S. aureus species identification. One hundred percent of the genetic relationship between strains was estab-lished via RAPD-PCR and coa-typing. Key words: S. aureus, mastitis, nuc gene, gap gene, coa gene, PCR-RFLP, RAP