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MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF HAWAWSHY CONSUMED IN ISMAILIA, EGYPT
Author(s) -
ISMAIL SOAD AHMED
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4565
pISSN - 0149-6085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2006.00047.x
Subject(s) - klebsiella oxytoca , enterobacter cloacae , citrobacter , biology , enterobacteriaceae , salmonella , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , enterobacter , serratia , enterococcus , veterinary medicine , food science , escherichia coli , bacteria , medicine , pseudomonas , antibiotics , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The focus of this study was to evaluate the microbial quality of hawawshy from vending shops in Ismailia Province, Egypt. Microbiological analysis of hawawshy resulted in aerobic plate counts from 2 × 10 3 to 4 × 10 6 cfu/g and spore counts from 2 × 10 2 to 5 × 10 4 cfu/g. Total coliforms ranged from 3 to 2400 MPN/g while Enterobacteriaceae counts ranged from 6 × 10 to 8 × 10 2 cfu/g and enterococci counts were 3 × 10 3 to 6 × 10 5 cfu/g. Escherichia coli, coagulase positive staphylococci and fecal streptococci were detected in 17.3, 14.6 and 57.3% of examined samples, respectively. Salmonella spp. was not detected. Different Enterobacteriaceae spp. such as Citrobacter freundi , Enterobacter cloacae , Klebsiella oxytoca , Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia liquefaciens were isolated with different percentages. The obtained results indicate that consumption of hawawshy may constitute a public health hazard, and as a consequence, handling practices should require more attention and improvement.