Enterococcus faecium, E. durans and E. faecalis species were isolated and identified from traditional Urfa cheese samples which were produced from unpasteurized raw milk. The enterococcal load of the cheese samples was between 4.4-5.6 log cfu g−1. High-level tetracycline, streptomycin, erythromycin, gentamycin, and penicillin resistance was determined in the enterococcal isolates. Multiple antibiotic resistance was also determined in E. faecalis (20.4%) and E. faecium (16.3%) strains. 36.7% of the enterococcal isolates were greater than 0.2 MAR index ratio in this study. The gelE and agg2 genes were found in 40 (81.63%) of the enterococcal isolates, whereas the vanB gene was found in 3 (6.12%) of the enterococcal isolates. The results indicate that the consumption of Urfa cheese, which is produced using raw milk, may have public health risk because of its antibiotic resistance characteristics and virulence genes of enterococcal biota.
Urfa Cheese Traditional Turkish cheese Enterococci Antibiotic resistance Virulence gene Public health
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | April 25, 2022 |
Submission Date | January 25, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | April 16, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 |
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