@article{article_363970, title={Presence of Escherichia Coli in Urfa Cheese and In Vitro Screening of Donkey Milk and Essential Oil of Micromeria Congesta for Antibacterial Activity Using Disc Diffusion Method}, journal={Veterinary Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University}, volume={2}, pages={139–145}, year={2017}, DOI={10.24880/maeuvfd.363970}, author={Dinç, Hikmet and Kılıç Altun, Serap}, keywords={Urfa cheese,donkey milk,Micromeria congesta,antibacterial activity}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">The aim of this study was
to determine the presence and antibiotic resistance profile of <i>Escherichia
coli </i> strains in Urfa cheese and comparing the antibacterial activity
of donkey milk and essential oil of <i>Micromeria
congesta </i>. 93 fresh Urfa cheese samples were obtained
in Şanlıurfa province. <span>
Bacteria were isolated and identified by conventional cultural technique.  </span> <i>In
vitro </i> susceptibility test for antibiotics,
donkey milk and essential oil of <i>M .congesta </i> were performed
with Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion
method. Steam distillation was used to provide the essential oil of <i>Micromeria congesta.
E.coli </i> strains were isolated in 43 (46%) of all cheese samples. <span>
The  <i>E.coli </i> were highly resistant to </span>clindamycin (100%), penicillin (100%), oxacillin
(100%), tetracycline (100%), neomycin (80%),
kanamycin (80%), gentamycin 
(50%), enrofloxacin (50%), <span> </span>streptomycin
(46%) <span>and low level of resistance
to  </span> imipenem (20%), cefoxitin (16%).
This study showed <i>E.coli </i>strains
developed high rates of multidrug resistance. Essential oil of <i>Micromeri congesta </i>
and donkey milk inhibited a high antibacterial activity on <i>E.coli </i> strains when comparing the antibacterial activity of
reference antibiotics (tetracycline and
streptomycin). </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi}