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Incidence of Some Food-Borne Pathogens in Table Eggs in Assiut City, Egypt.

Research Authors
Wallaa F. Amin
Research Abstract

Food-borne diseases are of major concern worldwide. Among the predominant bacteria involved in these diseases, Campylobacter species, Salmonella species and Listeria species. Eggs have been documented to be a source of food-borne diseases. To study the extent of contamination of table eggs with some food poisoning microorganisms, a total of 300 fresh eggs representing native and foreign breeds’ eggs were randomly collected in Assiut city, Egypt. Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and Listeria spps were detected in 6.7%, 13.3% and 6.7% in native breed eggs and in 3.3%, 6.7% and 3.3% in foreign breeds’ eggs, respectively. The isolated bacteria were identified to be Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella Kentucky, Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua. The incidence of these bacteria in eggs shells and contents were determined.

Research Department
Research Journal
International Journal of Trend in Research and Development.
Research Member
Research Publisher
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
(6)4
Research Website
www.ijtrd.com
Research Year
2017
Research Pages
75-78