Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST8 in raw milk and traditional dairy products in the Tizi Ouzou area of Algeria |
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Authors: | Y. Titouche A. Hakem K. Houali T. Meheut N. Vingadassalon L. Ruiz-Ripa D. Salmi A. Chergui N. Chenouf J.A. Hennekinne C. Torres F. Auvray |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Mouloud Mammeri, BP17 RP15000, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria;2. Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystems, University of Ziane Achour, BP3117, Djelfa, Algeria;3. Université Paris Est, Anses, Laboratory for Food Safety, F-94700, Maisons-Alfort, France;4. Area Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios 51, 26006 Logrono, Spain |
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Abstract: | Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of food-borne illness worldwide. Raw milk and dairy products are often contaminated with enterotoxigenic strains of this bacterium. Some of these strains carry antimicrobial resistance, leading to a potential risk for consumers. The aim of this study was to characterize S. aureus strains circulating in raw milk and traditional dairy products for carriage of staphylococcal enterotoxin (se) genes and antimicrobial resistance. Overall, 62 out of 270 samples (23%) were contaminated with S. aureus, and 69 S. aureus strains were identified. We studied the enterotoxin genes using 2 multiplex PCR targeting 11 se genes. Seventeen (24.6%) isolates carried one or more genes encoding for staphylococcal enterotoxins. The most commonly detected se genes were seb and sep, followed by seh, sea, and see. Using the disk diffusion method, we found that resistance to penicillin G and tetracycline was the most common. Eleven isolates of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) carried the mecA gene. All MRSA isolates belonged to the same spa type (t024) and sequence type (ST8), and carried the seb and sep enterotoxin genes. However, none of them carried the Panton Valentine leukocidin gene (lukF/S-PV). The presence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains, including MRSA, in raw milk and dairy products, raises a serious public health concern, because these strains may cause food poisoning outbreaks, be disseminated to the population, or both. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author raw milk dairy product enterotoxin gene |
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