Veterinary Science & Technology

Bernard Poutrel

Publications

• Research Article
  Sources of Contamination of Bovine Milk and Raw Milk Cheese by Staphylococcus aureus Using Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Analysis
  Author(s): Bernard Poutrel, Jaquemine Vialard, Karine Groud, Francoise Grain, Francois Soury-Lavergne, Jacqueline Bastien, Veronique Lambert and Christian GuidariniBernard Poutrel, Jaquemine Vialard, Karine Groud, Francoise Grain, Francois Soury-Lavergne, Jacqueline Bastien, Veronique Lambert and Christian Guidarini
  
  Milk and dairy products are frequently implicated in food-borne infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and infected animals may contaminate bulk milk. In addition, human handlers, milking equipment, the environment, the udder and the teat skin of dairy animals are possible sources of bulk milk contamination. The main objective of this study was to identify and prioritize the sources of S. aureus contamination of bulk milk and raw milk cheese, and secondly to investigate the diversity of strains involved in bovine mastitis, and test the controversial hypothesis of cross-infection between humans and animals. Four farms manufacturing cheese from raw milk with a total of 135 dairy cows were selected. Bacteriological analyses were performed on quarter milk samples, swabs of udders and teats, the milking machine, bulk milk, cheeses, swabs taken from staff members’ hands and nasal .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000246

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