PREVALENCE OF THERMODURIC BACTERIA IN DRIED MILK

Document Type : Research article

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Fifty-four samples of dried milk (27 each from locally manufactured and imported cans) were collected from sup < /strong>ermarkets and pharmacies in Zagazig city. The mean thermoduric count was 1.5 X 10+ 0.6 X 100 (2 X 10^- 1.4 X 10*' in Locally manufactured samples while the count ranged from 70 to 9.2 X 10^(3.7 X 10'+ 0.4 X 10%) in imported samples. Micrococcus luteus; Bacillus cereus, B. Subtilis, B. circulans, B. coagulans, B. Lichni furmis; Strep < /em>tococcus faecium, Strept. Lique faciens, Strep < strong>t durans, Strept. zymogenes and Strept. thermophilus could be isolated at varying percentages. The economic and public health significance of isolates as well as suggestive control measures were discussed.