Identification of endospore-forming bacteria isolated from weaning dried foods consumed in Taiz city, republic of Yemen

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The present work was carried out on 64 random weaning dried food samples collected from local markets and pharmacies in Taiz city, Republic of Yemen.

These samples included 24 commercial (CWF) and traditional (TWF) weaning food samples, in addition to 40 cereals and legumes samples comprised the ingredients of traditional weaning dried foods.

The total bacterial isolates resulting from identification of mesophilic aerobic endospore-forming bacteria were 77 isolates.

These isolates represent about 40.10 % of studied samples comprised 15 isolates from the CWF (41.7%), 18 isolates from the TWF (50 %) and 44 isolates (36.67 %) from cereals and legumes samples.

Ten Bacillus species and one species of Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus and Virgibacillus were identified.