Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Devender Choudhary, Surendra Singh Shekhawat, Deepika Dhuria, Manohar Sain, Chandani Jawa, Virendra Singh and Ravta Ram

Abstract:
The ability of foodborne pathogens to spread through animals and their capacity to produce poisons can result in fatal illnesses. There are now more than 50 species of Staphylococcus. In many animal species, including humans, these tiny, resilient bacteria live normally on the skin and mucous membranes; they are also pervasive in the environment. The primary habitat is milk and milk-derived products, meat and egg. The microbial ecosystems are extremely complicated by staphylococcal enterotoxins. Milk, egg, and meat samples were collected from various locations throughout Udaipur for this study. The PCR assay was developed to detect species-specific genes 16SrRNA gene and Virulence gene (tsst gene). S. aureus was found to be present in 37.5 percent of milk, 5% of eggs, and 15% of meat, respectively. The prevalence of the 16SrRNA and tsst genes was recorded as 100% and 21.73% respectively.