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Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of Proteus vulgaris isolated from milk and dairy products

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Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

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Microbiology

Abstract

The isolation of Proteus spp., particularly Proteus vulgaris (P. vulgaris) from food subjects is an indicative of fecal contamination. In addition, the uncontrolled usage of antimicrobials during livestock production had led to the development of drug resistance among foodborne pathogens. Therefore, this study aimed for investigation the prevalence of P. vulgaris from raw buffalo milk and dairy products including Kariesh cheese, low salt (Tallaga cheese), Feta cheese, yoghurt, and ice cream randomly collected from Benha city, Egypt. Plus, the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the recovered P. vulgaris isolates was screened. The present investigation found that the total prevalence of P. vulgaris in the analyzed raw buffalo and dairy products was 6%, with 9 out of 150 samples testing positive for the bacteria. The occurrence rates of P. vulgaris were 12%, 16%, 4%, 0%, 4%, and 0% in the analyzed samples of unpasteurized (buffalo milk), Kariesh cheese, Tallaga cheese, Feta cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. Proteus vulgaris isolates exhibited multi-drug resistance. All P. vulgaris isolates showed full resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin, whereas 77.8% of the isolates showed resistance to sulphamethoxazol. The resistance to ceftazidime, meropenem, and ipipenem was found to be at the lowest degree, with a detection rate of 11.1% for each. Therefore, strict hygienic measures should be followed during manufacture of dairy products to avoid their contamination with P. vulgaris.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2024.314566.1865

Keywords

Proteus vulgaris, Milk, Dairy products, Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Authors

First Name

Manal

Last Name

El-Maghraby

MiddleName

Salah M. A.

Affiliation

Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

saga.manal@gmail.com

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First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Awad

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Affiliation

Bacteriology, Immunology and Mycology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

ashraf.awad@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

Orcid

0000-0002-1221-3340

First Name

Amany

Last Name

Slime

MiddleName

Omar

Affiliation

Department of Bacteriology, Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI), Benha Branch, Benha, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Egypt

Email

amanyslime77@gmail.com

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Volume

47

Article Issue

2

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52736

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-08-22

Publish Date

2024-12-31

Page Start

63

Page End

67

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_402603.html

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402,603

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Original Article

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812

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Publication Title

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of Proteus vulgaris isolated from milk and dairy products

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07 Jan 2025