INCIDENCE OF COLIFORM ORGANISMS IN RAW MILK IN SOHAG CITY

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Abstract

A total of 40 raw milk samples (20 each from street venders and dairy shops) were collected from Sohag City markets for enumeration and isolation of total and faecal coliform organisms.
The results obtained revealed that the mean total and faecal colifrom count/ml in examined samples of raw milk collected from street venders and dairy shops were 1.29x10, 3.4x 16 , 6.0x10 and 2.4x10%, respectively. E.coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella and Citrobacter spps. could be isolated from the examined samp < strong>les of raw milk in varying percentages. The results achieved in this study p < /strong>roved that raw milk in Sohag City has been produced and handled under neglected hygienic measures.