Jovilma Maria Soares de Medeiros, Felipe Veríssimo de Lima, Maria Rociene Abrantes, Carolina de Gouveia Mendes da Escóssia Pinheiro, Anderson Clayton da Silva Abreu, Bruna Lourenço Crippa, Nathália Cristina Cirone Silva, Jean Berg Alves da Silva
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the presence of Staphylococcus aureus from the production chain of artisanal Coalho cheese, and to analyse the phenotypic profile of the strains, virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility profile. From the 52 samples collected, typical colonies of Staphylococcus spp. were isolated. From these positive S. aureus isolates, the genes encoding for enterotoxin production and antibiotic resistance were characterised. Additionally, agr locus typing was also performed. A significant presence of the sea enterotoxin producing gene, a higher incidence of the mecA gene and agr III group was identified. There was multiple resistance to penicillin, oxacillin, erythromycin and clindamycin in 79% of isolates. These results indicate that the artisanal Coalho cheese production process is associated with high contamination levels and significant potential for the isolated strains to produce enterotoxins. Therefore, there is cause for concern regarding the quality of the artisanal Coalho cheese produced.
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The International Journal of Dairy Technology ranks highly among the leading dairy journals published worldwide, and is the flagship of the Society. As indicated in its title, the journal is international in scope.
Published quarterly, International Journal of Dairy Technology contains original papers and review articles covering topics that are at the interface between fundamental dairy research and the practical technological challenges facing the modern dairy industry worldwide. Topics addressed span the full range of dairy technologies, the production of diverse dairy products across the world and the development of dairy ingredients for food applications.