Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics – International Edition 38(s2): 125-127, doi: 10.61873/GSPT1121
Susceptibility to antibiotics and virulence profiling of Proteus mirabilis among foodstuff
expand article infoSura I. A. Jabuk‡, Anmar M. K. Al-Maamori‡, Raflaa S. H. Hussian‡, Zahraa M. Al-Taee‡
‡ Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq
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Citation: Jabuk SIA, Al-Maamori AMK, Hussian RSH, Al-Taee ZM (2024) Susceptibility to antibiotics and virulence profiling of Proteus mirabilis among foodstuff. Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics – International Edition 38(s2): 125-127. https://doi.org/10.61873/GSPT1121
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Abstract
Proteus mirabilis is a genus of bacteria that can cause foodborne diseases. We collected 100 canned food samples from local supermarkets in Hillah (Iraq), including juice (23%), milk products (22%), beef (20%), fish (14%), milk (12%), and tomato paste (9%) samples. We subsequently characterized some virulence factors of P. mirabilis found in these foodstuff, including biofilm formation, protease activity, motility, haemolysis, adhesion, urease production, lipase production, and antibiotic susceptibility. In a total of 32 foodstuff samples of positive culture, P. mirabilis was isolated in 15 (46.8%), including 3 juice samples, 4 milk product samples, 2 beef samples, 1 fish sample, 3 milk samples, and 2 tomato paste samples. All isolates exhibited swarming motility (100%) and urease production (100%), while none of the isolates was found to produce haemolysin. The results of the antibiotic susceptibility test revealed a higher resistance against ampicillin (86.6%).
Keywords
Proteus mirabilis , canned foods, milk, virulence factors, antibiotic susceptibility