Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from goat’s milk
Kategoria artykułu: Review article
Data publikacji: 20 gru 2021
Zakres stron: 449 - 455
Otrzymano: 30 sie 2021
Przyjęty: 14 gru 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2021-0071
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© 2021 M. Gołaś-Prądzyńska, J.G. Rola. published by Sciendo
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Introduction
Enterococci are widespread, being part of the bacterial flora of humans and animals. The food chain can be therefore considered as the main route of transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria between the animal and human populations. Milk in particular represents a source from which resistant bacteria can enter the human food chain. The aim of the study was to determine the occurrence and resistance to antimicrobial agents of
Material and Methods
A total of 207 goat’s milk samples were collected. Samples were cultivated on selective media and confirmed as
Results
Enterococcal strains totalling 196 were isolated, of which 40.8% were
Conclusion
This study affords better knowledge concerning the safety of raw goat’s milk in terms of the enterococci possible to isolate from this foodstuff. It seems that enterococci in milk are still mostly susceptible to antimicrobials of major concern as multiply resisted drugs, such as gentamycin and vancomycin. However, the presence of multi-resistant strains in goat milk is cause for apprehension.