Detection of icaD and MecA Genes and Antibiogram Profiling of Ear Swab Borne Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Bacteriological analysis of fifty (50) ear swabs, collected from fifty (50) consenting male undergraduate students was conducted using routine procedures which included pour plating. Thirty one (31) Staphylococcus aureus were tentatively identified and subjected to biofilm production test and antibiotic susceptibility assay using Congo red agar and disc diffusion procedure. The presence of icaD and MecA genes students in the respective bacterial strains was ascertained using polymerase chain reaction and agarose gel electrophoresis.