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Acta bioquímica clínica latinoamericana
Print version ISSN 0325-2957On-line version ISSN 1851-6114
Abstract
HUALPA SALINAS, Diana Inés; SIMALUIZA MASABANDA, Rosa Janneth; SAUCA POMA, William Rodrigo and FERNANDEZ JARAMILLO, Heriberto. Arcobacter butzleri, un agente zoonótico en leche bovina. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2020, vol.54, n.2, pp.151-164. ISSN 0325-2957.
A total of 50 samples of bovine milk obtained from bulk tanks milk of the collection centers belonging to the company ECOLAC, of the provinces of Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, were studied for Arcobacter species diagnosis, being isolated 8 strains of Arcobacter butzleri (16%). This frequency of isolation agrees and falls within the ranges described in the literature. All the isolated strains were susceptible to gentamicin. High resistance levels to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin were found with 6/8 and 4/8 resistant strains respectively. Multi-resistance was found in three of the eight isolated strains.
Keywords : Arcobacter; Zoonosis; Milk.