Antibiogram and phylogenetic diversity of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus strains from milk products and public health implications.

ABSTRACT: Food poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) toxins is considered one of the foremost public health threat that usually occurs through the ingestion of raw milk contaminated with staphylococcal enterotoxins. The current study spotlights on the prevalence, antibiogram and genetic diversity of S. aureus enterotoxin genes. One hundred and fifty of raw milk (90) and ice cream (60) samples were randomly collected from local markets from Sadat city, Egypt. S. aureus was recovered from 44% of raw milk and 20% of ice cream samples. The identification for the obtained S. aureus isolates was confirmed through targeting the nuc gene. Antibiogram pattern of 32 S. aureus isolates showed high resistance to Cefoxitin, Sulpha/Trimethoprim, Tet

SUBMITTER: Abdeen EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376128 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature