Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from cheese and biocontrol of Shiga toxigenic E. coli with essential oils


https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8291
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2019)
Submitted: 17 May 2019
Accepted: 28 August 2019
Published: 1 October 2019
Escherichia coli, Cheese, Virulence genes, Biocontrol, Essential oils
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Authors

  • Heba Hussien Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Egypt.
  • Ayman Elbehiry
    ar.elbehiry@qu.edu.sa
    Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Egypt; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Marwa Saad Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shebin Al-Kom, Menofia University, Egypt.
  • Ghada Hadad Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Egypt.
  • Ihab Moussa Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
  • Turki Dawoud Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Ayman Mubarak Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Eman Marzouk Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia.

The current research was carried out to study the incidence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Egyptian cheese (Kariesh and Ras) and molecular characterization of certain E. coli virulence genes (stx1, stx2, eaeA, hlyA and fimH) using multiplex PCR technique. Biocontrol of E. coli with essential oils (clove and thyme oil) was also studied. A total of 150 random samples of Kariesh and Ras cheese (75 each) were collected from various areas in Governorate of Menoufia. According to our results, the frequency of E. coli isolated from Kariesh and Ras cheese was 16% and 5.3%, respectively. Serological identification classified the E. coli strains into two groups, enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) serogroup (O26: H11, O91: H21, O111: H2 and O103: H2). While the enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) serogroup were detected as O125: H21 which is the most prevalent strain. O171: H2, O86 and O119: H6 belonging to enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). The most prevalent gene detected in E. coli strains was stx1 (87.5%) followed by stx2 (86%), fimH (75%), hlyA (50%) and eaeA (25%) genes. Concerning the antimicrobial activity with essential oils, thyme oil (1%) is considered as the bactericidal effect against E. coli (ATCC35150) with improved the sensory evaluation than clove oil (1%). In conclusion, Kariesh and Ras cheese are extremely tainted with pathogenic E. coli strains, which represent a strong hazard on the human health.


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Hussien H, Elbehiry A, Saad M, Hadad G, Moussa I, Dawoud T, Mubarak A, Marzouk E. Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from cheese and biocontrol of Shiga toxigenic E. coli with essential oils. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];8(3). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/8291

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