01810nas a2200265   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043653002700113653001200140653002600152653002200178100001200200700002500212700001200237700001500249700001800264700001700282245010300299250000800402300001200410490000800422520110000430022001401530       2016                            d  c03/2016bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover10aStaphylococcus species10apoultry10aAntibiotic resistance10amass spectrometry1 aA Marek1 aD Stępień-Pyśniak1 aE Pyzik1 aŁ Adaszek1 aJ Wilczyński1 aS Winiarczyk00aOccurrence and characterization of Staphylococcus bacteria isolated from poultry in Western Poland  a3/4  a147-1520 v1293 aIn the pathology of poultry, infections caused by Staphylococcus spp. are taking on increasing significance. Although the Staphylococcus species most frequently isolated from these animals is Staphylococcus aureus, the literature data indicate that other species, both coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative, can also cause infections in birds. The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of occurrence of Staphylococcus infections in various poultry species in Western Poland and to test the susceptibility of isolated strains to selected antibiotics. The results obtained showed a relatively high rate of Staphylococcus infection in the poultry. From 2805 samples tested 302 strains (10,8%) of Staphylococcus were isolated. As many as 25 Staphylococcus species were distinguished among the strains isolated. S. cohnii (23.50%), S. aureus (15.89%) and S. lentus (13.90%) accounted for the highest percentages. Over half of the isolated staphylococci exhibited resistance to five of the antibiotics applied, with the highest percentage of resistant strains, 65%, noted for enrofloxacin.   a0005-9366