대학생들의 휴대폰과 손에서 분리한 Staphylococcus 균종의 분포양상 조사 및 분리주의 유전학적 특성분석

Staphylococcal Species Distribution and Genetic Characteristics from Hands and Cellular Phones of College Students

This study investigated on the species distribution based on the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of staphylococcal isolates from hands and cellular-phones of college students in Korea Politechnics. Staphylococcal isolates were identified using the API-Kit and Multiplex-PCR systems for amplification of two genes(coa&nuc). According to the results, Staphylococcus xylous(31.8%) found the most prevalent and the others were identified in order, S sciuri(18.2%), S saprophyticus(9.1%), S sohnii ssp. urealyticus(9.1%), S aureus(9.1%), respectively. Fortunately, S. aureus, which was the most pathogenic strain, was found as the rare staphylococcal species among the healthy college students. This result was the first report on staphylococcal species distribution patterns on hands and cellular-phones from the college students.