Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Md. Ariful Islam
Bangladesh
Research Article
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from Milk and Dairy Products Sold in Some Local Markets of Mymensingh District of Bangladesh
Author(s): Zobayda Farzana Haque, Abdullah Al Momen Sabuj, Md. Muket Mahmud, Amrita Pondit, Md. Ariful Islam and Sukumar SahaZobayda Farzana Haque, Abdullah Al Momen Sabuj, Md. Muket Mahmud, Amrita Pondit, Md. Ariful Islam and Sukumar Saha
This study was designed to isolate and characterize the Staphylococcus aureus from raw cow’s milk and some other dairy products sold in the local markets of Mymensingh district of Bangladesh by using conventional methods and molecular techniques. Raw cow’s milk, pasteurized milk, yogurt, roshmalai, cheese, lassi, matha, milk-shake, custard, faluda, pudding and borhani sampled from different retail shops and renowned restaurants of the local markets of Mymensingh. Out of 72 samples tested, all the samples revealed presence of Staphylococcus spp. and 57 isolates found coagulase positive S. aureus. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the 57 pathogenic isolates was determined by using 10 commercially available antimicrobial drugs by disk diffusion assay. It exposed that majority of the isolates (79.16%) showed resistant to more than three a.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9600.1000743