Detection of Enterotoxin-Producing and Methicillin- and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ready-to-Eat Foods at Kasetsart University, Bangkhen Campus and Kaset Intersection Market

Authors

  • Praw Suppajariyawat Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Ong-ard Lawhavinit Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Patcharee Sunthornandh Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, enterotoxin, sensitivity test, methicillin resistant, vancomycin resistant 1 Department

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat foods at Kasetsart University, Bangkhen campus and Kaset Intersection market. The enterotoxin producing, methicillin and vancomycin resistant S.aureus were found in 72 (33.33%) and 89 (41.20%) of food
samples, respectively. During March to August 2008, 216 samples were collected from each of the two sampling sites. Of the 209 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, 198 isolates were coagulase positive and 87 isolates were enterotoxin producing. The types of enterotoxin produced by these isolates were A, B, C, A&B, A&C and A&B&C&D, with the number of isolates being 15, 31, 10, 15, 15 and 1, respectively. The methicillin and vancomycin resistant strains of 87 isolates showed as 14.29% and 5.77% of methicillin and 11.43% and 6.90% of vancomycin, respectively from both sampling sites.

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Published

2009-12-31

How to Cite

Praw Suppajariyawat, Ong-ard Lawhavinit, and Patcharee Sunthornandh. 2009. “Detection of Enterotoxin-Producing and Methicillin- and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Ready-to-Eat Foods at Kasetsart University, Bangkhen Campus and Kaset Intersection Market”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 43 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:313-18. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/244834.

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2009): January-December

Section

Research Article

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