Publications by authors named "Omar Amine Mekhloufi"
is a pathogenic microorganism of humans and animals, able to cause foodborne intoxication due to the production of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) and to resist antibiotic treatment as in the case of methicillin-resistant (MRSA). In this study, we performed a genomic characterisation of 12 genetically diverse strains isolated from ready-to-eat foods in Algiers (Algeria). Moreover, their ability to produce some classical and new staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) was investigated.
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- A study analyzed 207 ready-to-eat food samples from Algeria, finding a 23.2% prevalence of coagulase positive staphylococci (CPS), which can cause foodborne intoxication due to enterotoxin production.
- The isolates were classified into seven different types based on their enterotoxin genes and included two strains that were positive for methicillin resistance (MRSA) and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1.
- The research highlighted the varying toxigenic potential and antimicrobial resistance in the CPS population found in Algerian foods, raising concerns about food quality and safety.