BIOMOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATED FROM MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS

Authors

  • V. D’Orio Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Teramo
  • A.R. Festino Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Teramo
  • C. Costanzo Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Teramo
  • P. Di Ciccio Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Teramo
  • G. Colavita Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari Ambientali e Microbiologiche, Università del Molise, Campobasso
  • A. Vergara Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Teramo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.0.1019

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin resistance, MRSA, mecA.

Abstract

371 samples from meat and meat-environments were collected and examined for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The structural gene for penicillin-binding protein 2a (mecA gene), was amplified by PCR and detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. 96 samples (25.8%), contained S. aureus and 2 of them (2.08%) were mecA positive. Further assays are necessary to evaluate the spread of MRSA in food and food-environments.

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Published

21-09-2008

Issue

AIVI - September 2008 - Issue 1

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Original Articles

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BIOMOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATED FROM MEAT AND MEAT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 21 [cited 2026 Feb. 14];1(1):35-8. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2008.1.35