Mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from New Zealand dairy cattle

This isolate was one of 57 Staphylococcus aureus isolated from dairy cattle in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The isolate was from a sub-clinical case of mastitis, with elevated somatic cell counts. The isolate was phenotypically resistant to cefoxitin and tetracycline and carried the mecA gene indicative of methicillin resistance.