ISOLATION OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA FROM RAW MILK AND SOFT CHEESE IN ASIUT CITY

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A total of 157 samples of raw milk and soft cheese (Damietta & Kareish cheese), obtained from different retail outlets in Assiut City, were exa mined for presence of Yersinia enterocolitica.
The organism was isolated from 10 and 6.7% of raw milk and kareish cheese samples, respectively. No Y. enterocolitica was covered from Damietta cheese. the results indicate that fresh milk or cheese may be a source of Y. enterocolitica. The public health importance of isolated organisms as well as the recom mended hygienic measures have been discused.