Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Italian Dairy Products

Table 1

Origin of the 122 S. aureus strains examined in this study.

Sample origin	Source	No strains	Regions
Cow (81 strains)	Raw milk	29	Lombardia
		16	Piemonte
		5	Emilia Romagna
		3	Veneto
		2	Valle d’Aosta
		1	Trentino Alto Adige
		1	Liguria
		1	Puglia
		1	Calabria
	Curd	6	Lombardia
		3	Piemonte
	Cheese	4	Lombardia
		3	Veneto
	Butter	5	Lombardia
		1	Trentino Alto Adige
Goat (22 strains)	Raw milk	17	Lombardia
	Cheese	5	Lombardia
Sheep (17 strains)	Raw milk	11	Sardegna
		2	Sicilia
		1	Toscana
	Curd	1	Sicilia
	Cheese	1	Sicilia
	Whey	1	Sicilia
Water buffalo	Raw Milk	2	Lazio
(2 strains)