Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus equorum, and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains were isolated from Bryndza cheese and identified using PCR method. The antimicrobial susceptibility of these strains was assessed using disc diffusion method and broth microdilution method. The highest percentage of resistance was detected for ampicillin and oxacillin, and in contrary, isolates were susceptible or intermediate resistant to ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol. Fourteen of the S. xylosus isolates (45%) and eleven of the S. equorum isolates (41%) exhibited multidrug resistance. None of the S. epidermidis isolate was multiresistant. The phenotypic resistance to oxacillin was verified by PCR amplification of the gene mecA.

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• Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology   MeSH
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial * MeSH
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
• Food Microbiology * MeSH
• Methicillin Resistance MeSH
• Staphylococcus classification   drug effects   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Cheese microbiology   MeSH
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• Journal Article MeSH
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH

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• Research Support as Topic MeSH
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• Abstracts MeSH

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• Research Support as Topic MeSH
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• Abstracts MeSH

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• Benzaldehydes analogs & derivatives   MeSH
• Escherichia coli MeSH
• Phenols adverse effects   MeSH
• Genes MeSH
• Mutagenesis MeSH
• DNA Damage MeSH