Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in meat products with special reference to enterotoxins

Document Type : Original Article

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1 food control department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

2 Animal health research institute, Benha branch

Abstract

The present study was designed to throw spot light upon the incidence and detection of Staphylococcal enterotoxins. The
incidence for isolation of S. aureus in the examined samples of street vended meat products was recorded in the examined
hawawshi samples at percentage of 31.4% followed by kofta samples at percentage of 25.7%. While the lowest incidence
for isolation of S.aureus in the examined samples was recorded in shawerma samples at percentage of 22.8%. The
percentages of antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus isolates from the examined samples of meat products were very
susceptible to erythromycin (E) (89.3%), followed by norfloxacin (NOR) (82.1%), ampicillin (AM)(60.7%),
ciprofloxacin (CP)(53.6%), streptomycin (S)(35.7%) and amoxicillin (AMX)(25.0). The study obtained "one" enterotoxin
A and enterotoxin D produced by S. aureus in the Hawawshi samples of meat product. There is "one" unaccepted
Hawawshi sample with a percentage (3.6%). While, enterotoxins B and enterotoxin C failed to be detected in Hawawshi
samples of meat product. For kofta samples there is "one" enterotoxin D produced by S. aureus. There is "one" unaccepted
kofta sample with a percentage (3.6%). While, enterotoxins A, B and C failed to be detected in kofta samples of meat
products. Also enterotoxins A, B, C and D failed to be detected in shawerma samples of meat products

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