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The Bacteriological Quality, Safety, and Antibiogram of Salmonella Isolates from Fresh Meat in Retail Shops of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Azage, Melkamnesh
Kibret, Mulugeta
Source
International Journal of Food Science
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Abstract EN
The habit of raw meat consumption in addition to the poor hygienic standards and lack of knowledge contribute to food-borne diseases outbreaks.
The objective of this research was to assess the bacterial quality and safety of fresh meat from retail Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.
A total of 30 fresh meat samples were collected from butcher shops.
Standard bacteriological methods were used to isolate and enumerate bacteria.
Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method was used for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella isolates.
The mean counts of AMB, TC, and S.
aureus were log104.53, 3.97, and 3.88 log10cfu/g, respectively.
Salmonella was isolated from 21 (70%) of the samples.
Salmonella isolates in this study were highly susceptible to ciprofloxacin, gentamycin, and norfloxacin while they were resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline.
High rate of multiple drug resistance was also noticed in Salmonella isolates.
The microbial loads of meat were above the recommended microbial safety limits.
Besides this, the isolation rate of Salmonella was high and high levels of drug resistance were documented for Salmonella isolates.
Measures on handling and appropriate personal hygiene practices of workers in the retail shops are recommended to reduce the change of forborne disease outbreaks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Azage, Melkamnesh& Kibret, Mulugeta. 2017. The Bacteriological Quality, Safety, and Antibiogram of Salmonella Isolates from Fresh Meat in Retail Shops of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. International Journal of Food Science،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166910
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Azage, Melkamnesh& Kibret, Mulugeta. The Bacteriological Quality, Safety, and Antibiogram of Salmonella Isolates from Fresh Meat in Retail Shops of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. International Journal of Food Science No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166910
American Medical Association (AMA)
Azage, Melkamnesh& Kibret, Mulugeta. The Bacteriological Quality, Safety, and Antibiogram of Salmonella Isolates from Fresh Meat in Retail Shops of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. International Journal of Food Science. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166910