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. 2014 Aug 29;45(2):707-11.
doi: 10.1590/s1517-83822014000200046. eCollection 2014.

Occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in raw and pasteurized milk in the northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil

Sônia Aparecida Sgarioni  1 , Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata  2 , Mario Hiroyuki Hirata  2 , Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite  3 , Karina Andrade de Prince  3 , Sergio Roberto de Andrade Leite  4 , Dirceu Vedovello Filho  5 , Vera Lucia Dias Siqueira  1 , Katiany Rizzieri Caleffi-Ferracioli  1 , Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso  1
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Occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in raw and pasteurized milk in the northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil

Sônia Aparecida Sgarioni et al. Braz J Microbiol. .

Abstract

Milk is widely consumed in Brazil and can be the vehicle of agent transmission. In this study, was evaluated the occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in raw and pasteurized milk consumed in the northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil. Fifty-two milk samples (20 pasteurized and 32 raw) from dairy farms near the municipality of Maringa, Parana State, Brazil were collected. Milk samples were decontaminated using 5% oxalic acid method and cultured on Lowenstein-Jensen and Stonebrink media at 35 °C and 30 °C, with and without 5-10% CO2. Mycobacteria isolates were identified by morphological features, PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis (PCR-PRA) and Mycolic acids analysis. Thirteen (25%) raw and 2 (4%) pasteurized milk samples were positive for acid fast bacilli growth. Nine different species of NTM were isolated (M. nonchromogenicum, M. peregrinum, M. smegmatis, M. neoaurum, M. fortuitum, M. chelonae, M. flavescens, M. kansasii and M. scrofulaceum). M. bovis was not detected. Raw and pasteurized milk may be considered one source for NTM human infection. The paper reinforces the need for intensification of measures in order to avoid the milk contamination and consequently prevent diseases in the south of Brazil.

Keywords: Mycobacterium; PCR-PRA; milk; mycolic acids analysis; non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

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