Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
In this study the presence of Listeria spp. is tested in 100 ready-to-eat food samples purchased from different stores and traditional food shops in the province of Ankara. The tested materials were 20 each of the following: mayonnaise based salad, kadınbudu köfte (fried meatball), fried liver, rice stuffed mussel, and green salad. Microbiological analyzes showed that 13 of 100 salad samples (13%) were contaminated with Listeria spp. while 10 of 100 salad samples (10%) were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Among these, 4 of 20 mayonnaise based salad samples (20%), 1 of 20 fried liver (5%), 1 of 20 rice stuffed mussel (5%), 1 of 20 kadınbudu köfte samples (5%), and 6 of 20 green salad samples (30%) were positive for Listeria spp. All isolated and identified strains were susceptible to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim, tetracycline, and tobramycin while they were resistant to rifampine.
Keywords
Ready-to-eat food, Listeria spp., Listeria monocytogenes, antibiotic resistance
First Page
131
Last Page
135
Recommended Citation
ŞİRELİ, UFUK TANSEL and GÜCÜKOĞLU, ALİ (2008) "Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Listeria Spp. Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Foods in Ankara," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 32: No. 2, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol32/iss2/12
