Genetic characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk and nasal samples of healthy cows in Tunisia: First report of ST97-t267-agrI-SCCmecV MRSA of bovine origin in Tunisia

Contamination of milk with S. aureus, especially enterotoxin- and TSST-1-positive strains, poses a potential public-health threat. This is the first report of MRSA of bovine origin in Tunisia.