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<p>The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from sheep cheese “bryndza”. The cheese samples were obtained from five Slovak farms and different groups of bacteria isolated from cheese samples. Enterobacteriaceae and Lactobacillaceae were the most distributed bacterial families with other bacterial families as Enterococcaceae, Staphylococcaceae and Moraxellaceae were identified. Enterobacteriaceae were tested to cefepime (cephalosporins) and imipenem (carbapenems), Lactobacillaceae family were tested for resistance to vancomycin (glycosides) and to imipenem. Staphylococcaceae were tested for resistance against tigecycline (tetracycline) and chloramphenicol (amphenicols). Enterococcaceae family was tested against tigecycline and imipenem. Genus <italic>Acinetobacter</italic> of the Moraxellaceae family was tested for resistance to ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolones) and to imipenem. All tested bacteria showed susceptibility against the chosen antibiotics.</p>
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The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from sheep cheese “bryndza”. The cheese samples were obtained from five Slovak farms and different groups of bacteria isolated from cheese samples. Enterobacteriaceae and Lactobacillaceae were the most distributed bacterial families with other bacterial families as Enterococcaceae, Staphylococcaceae and Moraxellaceae were identified. Enterobacteriaceae were tested to cefepime (cephalosporins) and imipenem (carbapenems), Lactobacillaceae family were tested for resistance to vancomycin (glycosides) and to imipenem. Staphylococcaceae were tested for resistance against tigecycline (tetracycline) and chloramphenicol (amphenicols). Enterococcaceae family was tested against tigecycline and imipenem. Genus Acinetobacter of the Moraxellaceae family was tested for resistance to ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolones) and to imipenem. All tested bacteria showed susceptibility against the chosen antibiotics.

Slovak Sheep Cheese Bryndza as a Reservoir of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria

Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from sheep cheese “bryndza”. The cheese samples were obtained from five...

Slovak Sheep Cheese Bryndza as a Reservoir of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria

Published Online: Nov 28, 2020

Page range: 79 - 86

Received: Aug 01, 2020

Accepted: Nov 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2020-0022

Keywords
antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, bryndza sheep cheese

© 2020 Miroslava Kačániová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Slovak Sheep Cheese Bryndza as a Reservoir of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria

Published Online: Nov 28, 2020

Page range: 79 - 86

Received: Aug 01, 2020

Accepted: Nov 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arls-2020-0022

Keywordsantibiotics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, bryndza sheep cheese

© 2020 Miroslava Kačániová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, bryndza sheep cheese