title: Enterotoxigenicity, klebocinogeny and antibiotic resistance pattern of food isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
abstract: The enterotoxigenicity, klebocinogeny and susceptibility to antibiotics for 100 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from various food samples is reported. 49% of the samples supported growth of K. pneumoniae: a high proportion of these strains were isolated from sweets and snacks (51%). Enterotoxigenicity as determined by a coagglutination test with anti-LT4 coated staphylococci was observed in 61 of 100 Klebsiella isolates. 21% of the strains were found to be klebocin producers against the K. pneumoniae WC indicator strain. A significant correlation was observed between klebocinogeny and enterotoxigenicity (p less than 0.05). Most strains (91 and 74% respectively) were inhibited by gentamicin and nalidixic acid. Most of the strains were multiply drug-resistant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Government Home Science College, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhibber
mesh_terms: D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004768:Enterotoxins; D005502:Food; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001430:Bacteriocins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C019447:klebocin