The present study determined the genetic relationships between 41 Staphyloccocus (S.) aureus isolates from bovines, humans, and food using a single enzyme amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique. We evaluated the prevalence of staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) genes and other virulence gene determinants by PCR. The identification of S. aureus was based on culturing and biochemical tests, and by amplifying a specific section of the 23S rRNA gene. PCR amplification of the SE genes (sea, seb, sec, see, seg, seh, and sei) singly or in combination was observed. Most isolates of bovine origin harbored hla (84%) and cap5 (74%), while most isolates from humans harbored hla (73%), cap8 (91%), and fnbA (100%). Strains from food sources were positive for hla (100%), cap5 (100%), and cap8 (64%) unlike isolates from humans or bovines. A single enzyme AFLP analysis revealed a correlation between AFLP clusters of some strains and the source of the isolates The genotypic results of the present study might help to better understand the distribution of prevalent S. aureus clones among humans, bovines, and food and will help control S. aureus infections in Indonesia.

Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen causing clinical and subclinical mastitis in dairy milk cows. The mastitis has immense economical impacts, where it reduces of the quantity and quality of milk production. The aims of the research were to analyse haemaglutinin and gene encoding fibronectin binding proteins. Nineteen Staphylococcus aureus isolates used in the present study were isolated from dairy milk cows from Yogyakarta, Solo, Boyolali and Sumedang. The haemagluitinin of S. aureus were determined based on haemaglutination reaction to erythrocytes of rabbit. Detection of gene encoding fibronectin binding proteins could be performed with specific primers using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results of studies showed that most of S. aureus (78,95%) expressed haemaglutinin based on their ability to aglutinate rabbit erythrocytes. Analysis of gene encoding fibronectin binding proteins of S. aureus revealed gene fnbA with size of approximately 1300 bp for 57,89% isolates, gene fnbB with size of approximately 900 bp for 31,58% isolates and both of gene fnbA and fnbB could be detected for 31,58% isolates. The characters of S. aureus based on haemaglutinin, gene fnbA and fnbB of the present study could be used as an information to control of S. aureus infection in dairy herds.