Occurance of enterobacteriaceae in skimmed milk soft cheese

Abstract EN

Fifty samples of skimmed milk soft cheese were randomly collected from different dairy shops and supermarkets in Cairo and Giza Governorates, Egypt.

Collected samples were examined microbiologically for enumeration, isolation and identification of Enterobacteriaceae.

The results showed that the mean value of Total Enterobacteriaceae Count was 7.49×107 ± 0.15×107 cfu/g.

Escherichia coli could be found in 64% of the examined samples with a mean value of 4.56×107 ± 0.14×107 MPN/g.

E.coli serovars O146, O1, O18, O15, O8 and O78 could be detected in a percentage of 2.90, 2.90, 4.34, 1.45, 1.45 and 1.45, respectively.

Salmonella could not be detected.

It could be concluded that skimmed milk soft cheese may harbor serious health risk in the study areas