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- Title
A survey of the occurrence and properties of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus intermedius in water buffalo milk and dairy products in Turkey.
- Authors
PAMUK, SEBNEM; YILDIRIM, YELIZ; SEKER, ESRA; GURLER, ZEKI; KARA, RECEP
- Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance, β-lactamase activity and mecA gene of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus intermedius isolated from raw water buffalo milk and dairy products in Turkey were determined. All strains showed resistance to at least one antibiotic but none was resistant to vancomycin. Of the 97 S. aureus and 35 S. intermedius strains, 9 (9.2%) and 2 (5.7%) were resistant to oxacillin and harboured mecA gene. β-lactamase activity of 13.4% and 5.7% of S. aureus and S. intermedius strains was positive, respectively. Overall, 2.5% and 0.55% of the samples were contaminated with methicillin-resistant S. aureus and S. intermedius, respectively.
- Subjects
TURKEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; ANTIBIOTICS; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; DAIRY farms
- Publication
International Journal of Dairy Technology, 2012, Vol 65, Issue 3, p416
- ISSN
1364-727X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0307.2012.00832.x