THE PREVALENCE OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA IN ICE CREAM

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Atotal of 100 ice-cream samples collected randomly from different localities in Mansoura City were examined bacteriologically for detection and identification of Yersinia enterocolitica, nine (9%) of the examined samples were contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica. The public health hazard of its presence in the product is discussed.

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