Prevalence of sea, seb, tsst, and mecA Genes in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Shrimps Sold in Seafood Retailers in Tehran, Iran

نویسندگان
Soltan Dallal , M.M. ID 1
Sharifi-Yazdi , M.K. ID 2
Mazaheri Nezhad Fard , R. ID 3

1 Food Microbiology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 14155-6446 Tehran, Iran

2 Zoonosis Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 14155-6446 Tehran, Iran

3 Food Microbiology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 14155-6446 Tehran, Iran

doi
10.29252/jfqhc.5.2.7
چکیده

Background: Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram-positive bacterium, is the most prevalent   food-borne pathogen in most regions of the world. The current study was carried out with the aim of S. aureus isolation from shrimps sold in Tehran, Iran. Furthermore, the genes of mecA as indicator of methicillin-resistant S. aureus, sea, seb, and ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Staphylococcus aureus, Seafood, Polymerase Chain Reaction