Characterization of Enterocccus faecalis Isolates from the Pork Meat Production Chain and Comparison with Human Clinical Isolates. Issue 2 (21st April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kwon, Ka Hee; Hwang, Sun Young; Kim, So Hyun; Moon, Bo Youn; Park, Bong Kyun; Yoon, Jang Won; Park, Yong Ho
• Is Part Of: Journal of food safety. Volume 33:Issue 2(2013:Apr.)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2013-04-21
• Subjects: Food adulteration and inspection -- Periodicals; Food contamination -- Periodicals; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food -- Microbiology -- Periodicals; Pathogenic bacteria -- Periodicals; Food handling -- Periodicals; Food preservatives -- Periodicals; 664
• DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12039
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-6085

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jfs12039-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>A total of 339 <italic>Enterococcus faecalis</italic> strains were isolated from pork production chain, slaughterhouses, processing plants and retails, and were compared with human infection strains for investigating the transmission from animal to human via food production chain. From slaughterhouses to retails, most of antimicrobial resistances and multidrug resistance rates decreased or were not changed significantly. Meanwhile, the prevalence rate of strong or moderate biofilm‐forming isolates was highest at retails. In the result of random amplified polymorphic DNA‐polymerase chain reaction analysis, there was no strain persisting along the pork production chain or being similar to human strains. Consequently, it is suggested that <italic>E. faecalis</italic> strains from pork meat would not be delivered to humans by consumption of pork.</p> </sec> <sec id="jfs12039-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Practical Applications</title> <p>Through investigation of antimicrobial resistant bacteria of the pork production chain of Korea, more information and relief would be provided to consumers and its results could help policy making in public health and food safety.</p> </sec> </abstract>