Bacterial isolates from Nsukka meat market: a zoonotic appraisal

Swabs collected from butchers hands, knives, tables and meat displayed for sale at Nsukka meat market showed that every item screened was contaminated. Bacteria isolated include Streptococcus faecalis, coagulase positive Staphylococcus, Clostridium perfringens, Brucella species, Corynebacterium haem...

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Published inInternational journal of zoonoses Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 105 - 110
Main Authors Uche, U.E, Agbo, J.A.C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China (Republic : 1949- ) 01.06.1985
Subjects
Abattoirs - standards
Animals
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Cattle
food contamination
Food Handling - standards
Food Microbiology
food sanitation
food spoilage
foodborne illness
Hand - microbiology
Humans
markets
meat
Meat - standards
Nigeria
Nigeria
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Summary:Swabs collected from butchers hands, knives, tables and meat displayed for sale at Nsukka meat market showed that every item screened was contaminated. Bacteria isolated include Streptococcus faecalis, coagulase positive Staphylococcus, Clostridium perfringens, Brucella species, Corynebacterium haemolyticum, Proteus mirabilis, P. vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas multophilia, P. rubescens and beta-haemolytic Streptococci. The zoonotic or public health implications of such contaminations, their probable sources and possible ways of minimizing them are discussed.
ISSN:0377-0168