Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. strains isolated from bovine meat in Zaïre.
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.
Mathieu
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AM
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Brussels, Belgium.
Isigidi
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BK
Devriese
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Godard
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Vanhoof
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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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004768:Enterotoxins