MEDYCYNA WETERYNARYJNA-VETERINARY MEDICINE-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, cilt.78, sa.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study was to reduce the growth of vanB resistant Enterococcus faecium, vanA resistant Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-MRSA ATCC 25923, which are foodborne pathogens that cause the death of a significant number of people every year, by the presence of Lactobacillus casei. For this purpose, the development of pathogens (10(4) and 10(6) log cfu/ml) in milk fermented with L. casei (10(6) log cfu/ml) was followed under in vitro conditions for 72 hours. Moreover, the generation times of each pathogen and the lactic acid content of fermented milk were determined. It was determined that the development of all pathogens could be suppressed by the presence of L. casei considering the change in generation times and the number of pathogens during the 72 hour fermentation period. This effect was greater in samples containing 10(4) log cfu/ml pathogen compared to samples containing 10(6) log cfu/ml.