title: Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. strains isolated from bovine meat in Zaïre.
abstract: A large majority (87.4%) of 190 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from fresh beef in Lubumbashi (Zaïre) belonged to the human St. aureus ecovar; 81.2% of the phage-typed human strains were partially or solely lysed by phages of group III. Thirteen of the 52 tested strains (25.0%) were enterotoxin producers; nine of these (69.2%) were positive for staphylococcal enterotoxin A. Sixteen serotypes were identified among the 122 Salmonella isolates and nearly all these strains were susceptible to the 8 different antibiotics tested.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Isigidi
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Godard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanhoof
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004768:Enterotoxins