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Isolation of enteric bacterial pathogens from raw mince meat in Mafikeng, North-West Province, South Africa
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Ateba, Collins Njie Setona, Thato |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | A large proportion of the world's population rely on meat as a source of food. Enteric bacteria species can cause infections in humans when undercooked meat products are consumed. The aim of the study was to isolate enteric bacteria species from raw mince meat obtained from some supermarkets and butcheries in Mafikeng. Ten raw mince meat samples were collected from these two types of meat retail shops in the Mafikeng area in the North- West Province, South Africa. The makeup of these included; 6 meat samples from butcheries and 4 from supermarkets. The samples were analyzed for the presence of enteric bacteria using SSA and XLD agar. A total of 150 isolates that satisfied the preliminary biochemical tests (oxidase, citrate utilization and TSI tests) were further confirmed using API 20E assay and 96 were positively identified as enteric bacteria species. The proportion of enteric bacteria was higher in samples obtained from butcheries (B1 and B3 with 86.7%, respectively) than in the supermarkets (43.3% to 53.3%). The most frequently identified species were Serratia odorifera (17.3%), Escherichia coli (10.0%), Klebsiella oxytoca (6.7%) and Enterobacter aerogenes (6.0%). Enteric bacteria species were isolated and positively identified in all meat sample collected from the different sampling sites in Mafikeng. Although most of the species identified are pathogenic to humans, some have strains that are known to cause foodborne outbreaks even in countries with proper public health facilities. It is therefore recommended that effective food safety education and training of personnel that handle food at retail points will help in reducing the effect of these pathogens on humans. (Collins Njie Ateba, Thato Setona. Isolation of enteric bacterial pathogens from raw mince meat in Mafikeng, North-West Province, South Africa. Life Science Journal. 2011;8(S2):1-7) (ISSN: 1097 - 8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com . |
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| Language | English |
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| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
