Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets
Foodborne bacteria, with a high degree of antibiotic resistance, play an important role in the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal diseases worldwide. Among 250 disease-causing bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of food poisoning, and its resistance to multiple antimi...
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| author | Fermín Mejía Nohelia Castro-del Campo Arleny García Katerine Rodríguez Humberto Cornejo Sara Ahumada-Ruiz Marcela Soto-Beltrán Maricela Castillo Jordi Querol-Audi Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz Alex O. Martínez-Torres |
| author_facet | Fermín Mejía Nohelia Castro-del Campo Arleny García Katerine Rodríguez Humberto Cornejo Sara Ahumada-Ruiz Marcela Soto-Beltrán Maricela Castillo Jordi Querol-Audi Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz Alex O. Martínez-Torres |
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| description | Foodborne bacteria, with a high degree of antibiotic resistance, play an important role in the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal diseases worldwide. Among 250 disease-causing bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of food poisoning, and its resistance to multiple antimicrobials remains of crucial concern. Cheese is often contaminated when proper sanitary procedures are not followed during its production and marketing. This work aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality of pasteurized white cheese commercialized in Panama City. Cheese from five different brands sold in local supermarkets were selected to determine the presence of S. aureus as well as its antibiotic resistance profile. The results showed significant contamination of S. aureus with a geometric median sample of 104–107 CFU/g. Four out of five (4/5) cheese brands analyzed presented risk of food poisoning by exceeding the allowed range of consumption with a geometric median sample of 1,8 × 106–1,4 × 107 CFU/g. Fourteen different resistance phenotypes were found. Fifty-five percent (55%) of the analyzed strains were resistant to erythromycin. The data confirm a relatively high prevalence and high levels of S. aureus, most likely originated during handling in Panama City retail markets. Further studies are needed to reduce bacterial contamination and to decrease the risk of food poisoning in the consumption of pasteurized cheese. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e1713e0220f488e930ded967fcfb53b2025-02-03T06:46:12ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality1745-45572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/9923855Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City MarketsFermín Mejía0Nohelia Castro-del Campo1Arleny García2Katerine Rodríguez3Humberto Cornejo4Sara Ahumada-Ruiz5Marcela Soto-Beltrán6Maricela Castillo7Jordi Querol-Audi8Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz9Alex O. Martínez-Torres10Laboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyPanamanian Food Safety AuthorityLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyPanamanian Food Safety AuthorityPanama Canal AuthorityLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyPanamanian Food Safety AuthorityLaboratory of Experimental and Applied MicrobiologyFoodborne bacteria, with a high degree of antibiotic resistance, play an important role in the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal diseases worldwide. Among 250 disease-causing bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes of food poisoning, and its resistance to multiple antimicrobials remains of crucial concern. Cheese is often contaminated when proper sanitary procedures are not followed during its production and marketing. This work aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality of pasteurized white cheese commercialized in Panama City. Cheese from five different brands sold in local supermarkets were selected to determine the presence of S. aureus as well as its antibiotic resistance profile. The results showed significant contamination of S. aureus with a geometric median sample of 104–107 CFU/g. Four out of five (4/5) cheese brands analyzed presented risk of food poisoning by exceeding the allowed range of consumption with a geometric median sample of 1,8 × 106–1,4 × 107 CFU/g. Fourteen different resistance phenotypes were found. Fifty-five percent (55%) of the analyzed strains were resistant to erythromycin. The data confirm a relatively high prevalence and high levels of S. aureus, most likely originated during handling in Panama City retail markets. Further studies are needed to reduce bacterial contamination and to decrease the risk of food poisoning in the consumption of pasteurized cheese.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9923855 |
| spellingShingle | Fermín Mejía Nohelia Castro-del Campo Arleny García Katerine Rodríguez Humberto Cornejo Sara Ahumada-Ruiz Marcela Soto-Beltrán Maricela Castillo Jordi Querol-Audi Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz Alex O. Martínez-Torres Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets Journal of Food Quality |
| title | Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets |
| title_full | Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets |
| title_short | Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Recovered from Pasteurized Cheese Commercialized in Panama City Markets |
| title_sort | prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistant staphylococcus aureus recovered from pasteurized cheese commercialized in panama city markets |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9923855 |
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