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Additionally, the presence of mecA gene in S. aureus isolates and the staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) in cheese samples were evaluated. A total of 81.6% (138\/169) of the screened samples were positive for CPS. Furthermore, 35.5% (49\/138) of the investigated CPS positive cheese samples were contaminated with S. aureus, with an isolation frequency of 46.6% (14\/30) in ca\u0219, 33.3% (32\/96) in telemea, 25% (2\/8) in burduf, and 25% (1\/4) in urd\u0103 assortments, respectively. From the total number of S. aureus isolates, 6.1% (3\/49) harbored the mecA gene. Detectable levels of SEs were identified in 4.3% (4\/94) of cheese samples with a CPS contamination level higher than 105 log CFU g\u22121. The expressed antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the tested cheese-origin S. aureus isolates, with the automated Vitek 2 equipment, showed resistance towards amikacin (90.1%, 10 out from 11 tested), enrofloxacin (86.2%, 25\/29), ceftiofur (72.7%, 8\/11), neomycin (63.6%, 7\/11), benzylpenicillin (53.1%, 26\/49), kanamycin (41.4%, 12\/29), rifampicin (39.5%, 15\/38), tetracycline (38.8%, 19\/49), tilmicosin (36.4%, 4\/11), clindamycin (30.6%, 15\/49), ciprofloxacin (30%, 6\/20), erythromycin (22.4%, 11\/49), tylosin (18.2%, 2\/11), oxacillin (16.3%, 8\/49), linezolid (15%, 3\/20), teicoplanin (15%, 3\/20), fusidic acid (13.1%), imipenem (10.5%, 4\/38), vancomycin (7.9%, 3\/38), ampicillin (5.5%, 1\/18), mupirocin (5.5%, 1\/18), fosfomycin (5%, 1\/20), and gentamicin (4.1%, 2\/49). Twenty-four (49%) S. aureus isolates exhibited multidrug resistance. The investigation highlighted a common occurrence of multidrug-resistant S. aureus strains in the monitored cheese assortments, which can constitute a potential risk for consumers\u2019 health.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/antibiotics10121458","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,28]],"date-time":"2021-11-28T22:19:16Z","timestamp":1638137956000},"page":"1458","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Multidrug Resistant Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus aureus and Their Enterotoxins Detection in Traditional Cheeses Marketed in Banat Region, Romania"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Adriana","family":"Morar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat\u2019s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine \u201cKing Michael I of Romania\u201d from Timi\u015foara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8740-9524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexandra","family":"Ban-Cucerzan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat\u2019s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine \u201cKing Michael I of Romania\u201d from Timi\u015foara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7118-6488","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Viorel","family":"Herman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat\u2019s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine \u201cKing Michael I of Romania\u201d from Timi\u015foara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Emil","family":"T\u00eerziu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat\u2019s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine \u201cKing Michael I of Romania\u201d from Timi\u015foara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3435-9436","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khalid Ibrahim","family":"Sallam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Samir Mohammed","family":"Abd-Elghany","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35511, Egypt"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6057-882X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"K\u00e1lm\u00e1n","family":"Imre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat\u2019s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine \u201cKing Michael I of Romania\u201d from Timi\u015foara, 300645 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"203","DOI":"10.1038\/s41579-018-0147-4","article-title":"Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An overview of basic and clinical research","volume":"17","author":"Turner","year":"2019","journal-title":"Nat. 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