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of antibiotic-resistant bacteria between to other staphylococci (Wielders et al. 2001).
animal and human populations (Witte 2000). Antibiotic-resistant strains were found in
The European Food Safety Authority has food (Gardini et al. 2003; Martin et al. 2006),
recently concluded that bacteria deliberately and genes for antimicrobial resistance to tet-
introduced in the food chains, such as the racycline, tet(M) and tet(K); erythromycin,
starter cultures, might pose a risk to human ermB and ermC; and two β-lactams (blaZ
and animal health because of carrying and mecA) have been detected in CNS iso-
acquired resistance genes (EFSA 2007). lated from fermented meat. Moreover, S.
Fermented meats that are not heat treated xylosus strains, isolated from poultry infec-
before consumption provide a vehicle for tions, were found to be resistant to strepto-
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