ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND BIOFILM FORMATION OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPP. COALHO CHEESE ISOLATE

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Maria Goretti Varejão da
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Andrade, Jéssica Martins de, Moura, Fernanda Maria de Lino, Medeiros, Anna Karolyne de Araujo, Cordeiro, Geovania de Souza, Melo, Nataly Sayonara da Silva, Rolim, Maria Betânia de Queiroz, Silva, Daniel Dias da, Moura, Vilton Edson Figueirôa de, Soares, Anísio Francisco, Medeiros, Elizabeth Sampaio de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Medicina Veterinária (Recife. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/medicinaveterinaria/article/view/5879
• topic: adesão bacteriana; derivados lácteos; infecção hospitalar; microrganismos emergentes; saúde pública; bacterial adhesion; Dairy devivatives; emerging microorganisms; nosocomial infection; public health.

Thus, the objective was to analyze the antimicrobial susceptibility profile and the ability to form a biofilm of Enterococcus spp. isolated from coalho cheese packaged in the industry. 36 samples of coalho cheese sold in hypermarkets in the city of Recife-PE were analyzed. After isolation and identification, 36 isolates of Enterococcus spp. were observed, 44.4% (16/36) Enterococcus faecalis, 44.4% (16/36) Enterococcus faecium and 11.2% (4/36) Enterococcus durans. Of these, 22.2% (8/36) showed resistance to erythromycin, 25% (9/36) to nitrofurantoin, 22.2% (8/36) to tetracycline and 2.7% (1/36) to vancomycin. It was also observed that 22.2% (8/36) were classified as moderate biofilm formers and 77.8% (28/36) as poor formers. The occurrence of Enterococcus spp. resistant to antimicrobials and forming biofilms in the coalho cheese samples evaluated may represent a risk to public health, since these microorganisms are considered emerging and are increasingly related to cases of nosocomial infection. In addition, monitoring susceptibility to vancomycin is important in the control of Enterococcus spp. resistant to vancomycin (VRE), which represents one of the biggest public health problems worldwide.