Seroprevalence of Escherichia coli in traditional cheeses manufactured in Maragheh rural

Subject Areas : Food Science and Technology

سامان Mahdavi ¹ (Department of Microbiology, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran)

Received: 2014-04-17 Accepted : 2015-03-08 Published : 2014-11-22

Keywords: Escherichia coli, Maragheh, Farmhouse cheese,

Abstract :

   Coliforms and Escherichia coli are major microbial indicators in the accessing the quality of foodstuffs. The presence of these bacteria in foods is considered as an indication of fecal contamination. E. coli O157:H7 is the most pathogenic strain that is transmitted to human through animal-foods. This study was performed on 100 traditional cheese samples manufactured in Maragheh rural to determine the seroprevalence of E. coli. The samples were analyzed with standard microbiological methods followed by biochemical confirmatory tests. Afterwards, the isolates were assayed for the detection of O-serotypes using direct agglutination method. Among the 100 cheese samples, E. coli O157serotypewas not detected in any sample. However, other E. coli serotypes including 32 isolates of non-O157 serotypes were detected. Among the isolates, enteropathogenic, enterotoxigenic and enterohaemorhhagic serogruops was also detected. 

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