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Due to this issue, our study aimed to assess the microbial diversity and the drug susceptibility patterns of microbial pollutants in pastry shops in Markazi province, Iran.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n The study involved collecting 120 pastry samples from 30 pastry shops in Markazi province, Iran. The isolates were identified using a series of biochemical, phenotypic, and molecular assays, including specific PCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Drug susceptibility testing (AST) was performed by using the Kirby-Bauer method according to the CLSI 2023 guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results and discussion<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 56 isolates (46.66%) were recovered from 120 pastries samples, The most prevalent species isolated in the current study were\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n 12 isolates (21.43%),\n M. luteus<\/jats:italic>\n 7 isolates (12.5%),\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n 7 isolates (12.5%),\n S. warneri<\/jats:italic>\n 6 isolates (11.12%), 6 isolates of\n S. succinus<\/jats:italic>\n (11.12%),\n B. cereus<\/jats:italic>\n 5 isolates (10.7%), Nocardia 4 isolates (7.15%), K. pneumoniae 3 isolates (5.35%), S. epidermidis 3 isolates (5.35%), and\n E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\n 3 isolates (5.35%). The isolates showed the most sensitivity to imipenem and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and the least sensitivity to erythromycin and tetracycline. The AST showed that 7 isolates of\n S. aureus<\/jats:italic>\n were MRSA, 3 isolates of\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n and, 2 isolates of\n K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n were identified as ESBL. In conclusion, the results of the current study showed that the microbial contamination of pastries produced in confectionaries of Markazi province was not in standard ranges. 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