INCIDENCE OF YERSINIA IN RAW MILK AND KAREISH CHEESE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO YERSINIA ENTERCOLITICA

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1 Provincial Marsa Matrooh Laboratory Animal Health Research institute , Egypt.

2 Provencial Tanta Laboratory Animal Health Research institute , Egypt.

Abstract

A Total of sixty random samples of raw milk and kareish cheese (30 of each) were collected randomely from various markets in Gharbia governorate for detection of Yersinia organisms.
The obtained results revealed that Yersinia species were isolated from 23.33% and 16.67% of the examined raw milk and kareish cheese samples respectively ,Yersinia enterocolitica also isolated from 2(6.67%) and 3(10%) samples of raw milk and kareish cheese respectively.
Furthermore, the isolated strains of Yersinia enterocolitica were sensitive to streptomycin, sulphamethoxazole, gentamycin, , danox and enrofloxacin, while they were resistant to pencillin, ampicillin and cefatoxine.
Public heath significance and possible sources of contamination of milk and its products with such organisms as well as some recommendations to ensure maximum margin of human safety were discussed.

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