Enterotoxin genes, multidrug resistance, and molecular typing of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from organic bovine milk

Amanda Keller Siqueira; Tatiana Salerno; Gustavo Henrique Batista Lara; Larissa Anuska Zeni Condas; Valéria Cataneli Pereira; Danilo Flávio Moraes Riboli; Fernando josé Paganini Listoni; Aristeu Vieira da Silva; Domingos da Silva Leite; Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha; Márcio Garcia Ribeiro

Enterotoxin genes, multidrug resistance, and molecular typing of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from organic bovine milk

2017

The multidrug resistant and the emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from animals, food, and humans are public health concern. These microorganisms produce different toxins related to food poisoning in humans. This study aimed to characterize Staphylococcus spp. isolated from two organic milk farms in Brazil. A total of 259 milk samples were collected, from which 58 (22.4%) Staphylococcus spp. were isolated. The highest sensibility to ceftiofur and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim was observed in 96.6% of Staphylococcus spp., and whereas 89% were resistant to penicillin G. The mecA gene was detected in 13.8% of the isolates. SEA and SEC were the most common enterotoxins detected. PFGE revealed genetic heterogeneity from S. intermedius and S. warneri analyzed, while S. aureus presented similar profiles among isolates from the two studied herds. To the best of our knowledge, the current study describes for the first time presence of enterotoxins, mecA gene, and genetic diversity of staphylococci isolated from organic dairy farms in Brazil.

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