STUDIES ON YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA MICRO-ORGANISM IN SOME MEAT PRODUCTS

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A total of 82 random samples (52 minced meat, 15 lunchon and 15 basterma) from different suppermarkets in Assiut City were examined for the occurrence of yersinia enterocolitica by different methods. The organism was isolated from 9 samples of minced meat (17.31%) and one sample of lunchon (6.6%). All isolates belonged to biotype 4. The importance of Y enterocolitica as a public health hazard was discussed.

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