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Between 2021 and 2022, researchers identified 214 <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> strains, with a prevalence rate of 42.8% in cattle farms across Jilin province. Among the 214 strains, 22 isolates of methicillin-resistant <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> (MRSA) were identified, with 13 exhibiting prevalent antibiotic resistance. Penicillin exhibited the highest resistance rate (145\/214, 67.76%). The profiles of drug resistance, pathogenicity, genetic traits, and biofilm formation were examined through whole genome sequencing (WGS) of 44 isolates, comprising 22 MRSA strains and 22 methicillin-sensitive <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> (MSSA) strains. Of the 44 isolates, 25 (56.82%) exhibited multiple resistance, while 31 (70.45%) demonstrated drug resistance characteristics. We identified 12 distinct types of drug resistance genes, including those associated with tetracycline, quaternary ammonium salt disinfection, and <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-lactam. Six strains were found to carry genes conferring resistance to linezolid. The <jats:italic>Aur<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>hlgA\/B\/C<\/jats:italic> virulence genes were identified in at least 90% of the strains, with ST9-t899 emerging as the predominant type. Human\u2013livestock transmission may be present, as indicated by the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and WGS data. The isolates also exhibited increased resistance. Moreover, strong biofilm formation was observed among the MRSA strains compared to the MSSA strains. The isolates exhibited multi-drug resistance, a broad spectrum of drug resistance, and various drug resistance phenotypes. CC398 and CC9 demonstrated potential for human-to-livestock transmission, as evidenced by the identification of 22 CC9 and 15 CC15 strains among the 44 isolates. <jats:italic>OptrA, cfrA,<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>poxtA<\/jats:italic> genes were identified in five, seven, and one strains, respectively, indicating contamination within the population. Given that raw milk is a fundamental food source, it is essential to monitor the molecular characteristics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> to ensure food safety and hygiene. From a One Health perspective, controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is crucial as it can be transmitted from food-producing animals to humans, thus impacting public health.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2025.1547283","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,29]],"date-time":"2025-05-29T05:24:42Z","timestamp":1748496282000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Genomic epidemiology and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from raw milk in Jilin, China: evidence of contamination with optrA-positive, cfrA-positive, and poxtA-positive strains and human\u2013livestock transmission"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Qianhong","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pengming","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiaoyi","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wen","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunhua","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"832","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dkl069","article-title":"Identification of Tn5397-like and Tn916-like transposons and diversity of the tetracycline resistance gene tet(M) in enterococci from humans, pigs and poultry","volume":"57","author":"Agers\u00f8","year":"2006","journal-title":"J. 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