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 |
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| Authors: | SEBNEM PAMUK YELIZ YILDIRIM ESRA SEKER ZEKI GURLER RECEP KARA |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Food Hygiene and Technology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey;2. Food Hygiene and Technology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey;3. Microbiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Antibiotic resistance Coagulase‐positive staphylococci Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus intermedius Water buffalo milk |
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