VMD · Awarded contract
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Research on Staphylococcus aureus in Bovine Mastitis and Humans

Awarded 01 Feb 2023

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Awarded01 Feb 2023
Value£39,463.00
SupplierSAC Commercial Ltd
AgencyVMD
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 7mo ago2mo term
Awarded 1 Feb 2023Expired 30 Mar 2023

About

VMD awarded a contract to SAC Commercial Ltd for research into Staphylococcus aureus in cases of bovine mastitis and in humans.

The objectives included determining rates of and changes in antimicrobial resistance in S.

aureus isolates from bovine mastitis over the period 2007-2022, including sensitivity testing of isolates not previously done; genotyping additional bovine mastitis isolates of S.

aureus by spa typing, particularly those before 2015 and after 2018; investigating the sharing of spa types circulating within bovine and human populations; and selecting bovine mastitis and human S.

aureus strains for whole genome sequencing based on spa type to obtain better resolution of population structure and determine the presence of AMR genes and host adaptation and virulence factors, where possible following individual farms over the study period.

The contract value was AUD 39,463.

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