UPDATED PREVALENCE OF BACILLUS CEREUS ISOLATED FROM MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS AND CHICKEN PRODUCTS IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Research Articles

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Randomly, 150 different meat &meat products and chicken products samples [15 rice kofta, 15 oriental sausage, 20 raw meat, 20 minced meat, 20 meat lunchon, 20 chicken panne, 20 chicken nuggets and 20 chicken burger] were collected from super markets and local markets in Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria governorates, EGYPT. Morphological andbiochemical identification of bacterial isolates revealed B.cereus with total incidence of 18.66%. While the individual incidence was 15% in raw meat, 20% in minced meat, 20% in meat lunchon, 35% in chicken panne, 25% in chicken nuggets, 25% in chicken burger and 0% in both oriental sausage and rice kofta.


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