Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods
A total of 78 samples comprising different types of street foods, sold in different locations in Malaysia, were examined for the presence of Enterobacter cloacae. E. cloacae contamination was recorded in 9% of the samples examined. Tests for susceptibility to 12 different antibiotics showed that all...
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| author | Yuli, Haryani Robin, Tunung Chai, Lay Ching Lee, Hai Yen Tang, Sui Yan Radu, Son |
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| description | A total of 78 samples comprising different types of street foods, sold in different locations in Malaysia, were examined for the presence of Enterobacter cloacae. E. cloacae contamination was recorded in 9% of the samples examined. Tests for susceptibility to 12 different antibiotics showed that all were resistant to six or more antibiotics, but susceptible to chloramphenicol and gentamicin. Plasmids of four different sizes were detected from the three plasmid positive isolates. RAPD analysis using four primers yielded completely different banding patterns for all E. cloacae studied. In Malaysia, no published information on street foods in the epidemiological investigation of E. cloacae related disease is available. However, their occurrences have provided compelling evidence that the risk of disease transmission caused by E. cloacae through street foods is moderate. |
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| spelling | upm-7692016-11-15T01:38:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/769/ Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods Yuli, Haryani Robin, Tunung Chai, Lay Ching Lee, Hai Yen Tang, Sui Yan Radu, Son A total of 78 samples comprising different types of street foods, sold in different locations in Malaysia, were examined for the presence of Enterobacter cloacae. E. cloacae contamination was recorded in 9% of the samples examined. Tests for susceptibility to 12 different antibiotics showed that all were resistant to six or more antibiotics, but susceptible to chloramphenicol and gentamicin. Plasmids of four different sizes were detected from the three plasmid positive isolates. RAPD analysis using four primers yielded completely different banding patterns for all E. cloacae studied. In Malaysia, no published information on street foods in the epidemiological investigation of E. cloacae related disease is available. However, their occurrences have provided compelling evidence that the risk of disease transmission caused by E. cloacae through street foods is moderate. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/769/1/57-64.pdf Yuli, Haryani and Robin, Tunung and Chai, Lay Ching and Lee, Hai Yen and Tang, Sui Yan and Radu, Son (2008) Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods. ASEAN Food Journal, 15 (1). pp. 57-64. ISSN 0127-7324; ESSN: 1505-5337 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/afjv15%281%292008/57-64.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Yuli, Haryani Robin, Tunung Chai, Lay Ching Lee, Hai Yen Tang, Sui Yan Radu, Son Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title | Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title_full | Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title_short | Characterization of Enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
| title_sort | characterization of enterobacter cloacae isolated from street foods |
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