Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius- group, is known as a common colonizer of canine skin and mucosa, occasionally detected in specimens of other animal species and humans as well. Being a representative of a typical opportunistic pathogen, S. pseudintermedius is often associated with a wide variety of purulent or toxin-associated infectiouse diseases in animals as well as occasionally in humans. Despite increasing reports concerning the occurence of S. pseudintermedius, including its methicillin resistant variant (MRSP), in recent years, knowledge about the occurrence and distribution of genotypes together with important toxins in specimens from diseased dogs, cats and horses in Germany is scarce. MR...