摘要：Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying Panton- Valentine Leukocidin genes (PVL) are an emerging threat worldwide, causing variety of infections even in healthy individuals. Intensive efforts through the last years have been carried out towards the detection and analysis of PVL genes. The prevalence and characterization of such genes has not been done in Sudan. In this study we investigated the prevalence and the molecular characteristics of PVL genes among S. aureus clinical isolates, comparing their PVL allelic variant with that of PVL positive strains from different countries. Standard microbiological procedures were used for the identification of isolates, polymerase chain reaction for determination of PVL genes and standard sequencing for mapping of lukS/F-PV genes. In Silico tools were used for sequence analysis. Among 210 S. aureus isolates, PVL genes were detected in 122 (58%). Sequence analysis for lukS/F-PV genes from 12 representative isolates detected a new point mutation in lukS PV region. Collectively, our findings showed a high frequency of PVL genes among S. aureus isolates and revealed a novel nonsynonymous mutation. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sudanese isolates were closely related to each other.
