Biofilm production and presence of genes icaABCD in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from raw milk

• Main Authors: Messaria Ginestre P., Yeiny Ávila R., Kutchynskaya Valero L., Jhoandry Rivera S., Wilfrido Briñez Z., Robert Valeris C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2017
• Subjects: Biofilm; S. aureus; genes ica; leche cruda; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/c64f009717ef484bb3474c3abda97299

In the pathogenesis of staphylococcal mastitis the biofilm is considered a marker of virulence that allows the adhesion of the microorganism to the mammary epithelium. In order to determine the production of biofilm and the presence of icaABCD gene, 30 S. aureus strains isolated from raw milk obtained from cows with subclinical mastitis were analyzed. Biofilm production was determined by the quantitative method on microplates for cell culture and the presence of genes icaABCD by polymerase chain reaction. Biofilm production was observed in 96.67% of strains of S. aureus. These 43.34% were strong producers, 30.00% producing moderate, 23.33% weak producers and 3.33% non producing biofilm. All of the icaABCD genes was obtained at 6.66% of the isolates. All strains, except one, presented icaA or icaD. 56,66% of isolates identified genes icaA/icaD. The icaABCD operon genes were identified in all biofilm-producing strains, which demonstrates that they possess a virulence factor that facilitates its persistence in the breast tissue. In addition, the biofilm is a source of microbial contamination which can lead to failures in production processes that generate problems of food safety.