ENTEROBACTERIACEAE AMONG SLAUGHTERED CAMELS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SALMONELLAE | ||
Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||
Volume 37, Issue 1, January 1989, Pages 1-7 PDF (3.54 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1937.368260 | ||
Authors | ||
N Yassin* ; A Drwish; N Mansour | ||
Cairo Univ. Fac. of Vet. Medicine Food Control Department. | ||
Abstract | ||
A total of 400 samples from muscles, liver, mesentric tymph nodes and faeces, were collected from 100 carca- sses of camel slaughtered at Cairo abattoir and examined bacteriologically for the presence of Enterobacteriaceae. Escherichia coli was of the highest incidence (51.05%), followed by Proteus morganii (17.57%), Edwardsiella tarda and klebsiella pneumonia (6.28% of each), Shigella bodyii (5.45%), Arizona (4.61%), Proteus rettgeri and profeus vulgaris (2.94% of each), klebsiella oxytoca (1.68%) and Salmonella typhimurium (1.26%). Public health significance of the isolated microorganisms have been discussed. Recommended measures for attaintment fresh meat of good microbiological quality have been mentioned. | ||
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