Bacteria associated with some returned meat products | ||
| Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||
| Volume 60, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 125-138 PDF (6.12 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2014.368836 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hejazi I* 1; ElMossalami K2; Hatem E1 | ||
| 1Professor of Microbiology. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University. | ||
| 2Professor of Meat Hygiene. Vice Dean of community service. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A total of 135 random samples of some returned meat and poultry final products were collected from market in Cairo governorate for which isolation and identification of E. coli 0157: H7, S. aureus and Salmonella serovars. The incidence of isolated E. coli 0157: H7 from some returned meat and poultry products were 9.1%, 18.2%, 18.2%, 9.1%,18.2% and 27.2% from beef burger, oriental sausage, minced meat, kofta, frozen hotdog and chicken burger, respectively and failed to be isolated from chilled hot dog, luncheon beef and smoked turkey. As regards to salmonellae, Attempts to recover salmonella from returned meat and poultry products failed in all products except smoked turkey (Rusto), where two isolates were recovered and identified as S. Typhimuirium and S. Kentucky. The incidence of S. aureus in beef burger, luncheon beef, minced meat, frozen hot dog, chilled hot dog, chicken burger and smoked cooked turkey meat were 4.4%, 39.1%, 13 %, 13%, 4.4%,13% and 13%, respectively and failed to be isolated from oriental sausage and kofta. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| E. coli; Salmonella; S. aureus; meat products; returned | ||
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