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Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples

Zahira Abdljabbar Al-Zuhairi, Esraa Taher Muslim, Orooba Meteab Faja, Ziad M. Alkhozai, Basima Jasim Mohammed.


Abstract
Background:
Dairy products are considered some important sources of various nutritional compounds; however, pathogenic bacterial growth is a critical destructive factor to these products leading to consumer health and system financial crises.
Aim:
The current study was carried out to identify if there is any presence of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples.
Methods:
The research included the collection of 35 samples. The samples passed through conventional cultivation processes and a PCR method to detect the presence of icaA, sea, hla, and fnbA enterotoxin genes in these samples.
Results:
The conventional identification revealed the growth of S. aureus from the cheese samples. The PCR findings recorded the presence of the icaA, sea, hla, and fnbA in 31 (88.5%), 27 (77%), 19 (54%), and 12 (34%), respectively, of cheese samples. The sequencing revealed close similarities with global isolates, which reached up to 98.5% of identity.
Conclusion:
The current results indicate the presence of enterotoxin genes of Staphylococcus aureus in high rates in the dairy products examined, which reveals critical problems of food safety due to the possible presence of enterotoxins in consumer dairy products.

Key words: Enterotoxin genes, Food-borne diseases, Food safety, Staphylococcus aureus


 
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Al-Zuhairi ZA, Muslim ET, Faja OM, Alkhozai ZM, Mohammed BJ. Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Vet J. 2024; 14(8): 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36


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Al-Zuhairi ZA, Muslim ET, Faja OM, Alkhozai ZM, Mohammed BJ. Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=207145 [Access: October 04, 2024]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36


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Al-Zuhairi ZA, Muslim ET, Faja OM, Alkhozai ZM, Mohammed BJ. Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Vet J. 2024; 14(8): 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Al-Zuhairi ZA, Muslim ET, Faja OM, Alkhozai ZM, Mohammed BJ. Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Vet J. (2024), [cited October 04, 2024]; 14(8): 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



Harvard Style

Al-Zuhairi, Z. A., Muslim, . E. T., Faja, . O. M., Alkhozai, . Z. M. & Mohammed, . B. J. (2024) Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Vet J, 14 (8), 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



Turabian Style

Al-Zuhairi, Zahira Abdljabbar, Esraa Taher Muslim, Orooba Meteab Faja, Ziad M. Alkhozai, and Basima Jasim Mohammed. 2024. Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Veterinary Journal, 14 (8), 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



Chicago Style

Al-Zuhairi, Zahira Abdljabbar, Esraa Taher Muslim, Orooba Meteab Faja, Ziad M. Alkhozai, and Basima Jasim Mohammed. "Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples." Open Veterinary Journal 14 (2024), 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Al-Zuhairi, Zahira Abdljabbar, Esraa Taher Muslim, Orooba Meteab Faja, Ziad M. Alkhozai, and Basima Jasim Mohammed. "Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples." Open Veterinary Journal 14.8 (2024), 2073-2078. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Al-Zuhairi, Z. A., Muslim, . E. T., Faja, . O. M., Alkhozai, . Z. M. & Mohammed, . B. J. (2024) Molecular identification of Staphylococcus aureus related enterotoxin genes in cheese samples. Open Veterinary Journal, 14 (8), 2073-2078. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i8.36