Identifying staphylococcus aureus in goat milk delivered to markets in Cuenca – Ecuador

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Denisse Jezabel Lojano Collantes
Carlos Fernando Quezada Córdova
Karla Estefanía Pacheco Cárdenas

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Introduction: Due to its high nutritional composition, goat milk is a food source; however, when obtained by manual or mechanical milking, there is an elevated possibility of contamination by microorganisms harmful to health, as in the case of Staphylococcus aureus. Objective: To determine the frequency of Staphylococcus aureus in goat milk sold in markets in Cuenca - Ecuador. Methodology: Descriptive observational and cross-sectional study. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling was conducted to obtain sixty samples of raw goat milk. Results: Of the sixty samples collected, a frequency of Staphylococcus aureus of 65.0% was determined, showing the presence of these bacteria in raw goat milk. Conclusion: The frequency of Staphylococcus aureus was found in samples obtained from raw goat milk sold by street vendors, due to poor hygiene and poor milking procedures.

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Lojano Collantes, D. J., Quezada Córdova, C. F., & Pacheco Cárdenas, K. E. (2023). Identifying staphylococcus aureus in goat milk delivered to markets in Cuenca – Ecuador. Anatomía Digital, 6(2.1), 6-17. https://doi.org/10.33262/anatomiadigital.v6i2.1.2569
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