Prevalence, characterization, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from bovine hides and carcasses

Kinga Wieczorek; Katarzyna Dmowska; Jacek Osek

doi:10.1128/AEM.07156-11

Prevalence, characterization, and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from bovine hides and carcasses

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Mar;78(6):2043-5. doi: 10.1128/AEM.07156-11. Epub 2012 Jan 13.

Authors

Kinga Wieczorek¹, Katarzyna Dmowska, Jacek Osek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hygiene of Food of Animal Origin, National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy, Poland.

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes isolates from bovine hides and carcasses (n = 812) were mainly of serogroup 1/2a. All strains were positive for internalin genes. Several isolates were resistant to oxacillin (72.2%) or clindamycin (37.0%). These findings indicate that L. monocytogenes of beef origin can be considered a public health concern.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Cattle
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Environmental Microbiology
Food Microbiology*
Listeria monocytogenes / classification
Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects*
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
Prevalence
Serotyping

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
internalin protein, Bacteria