INVESTIGATION OF MICROBIAL SPOILAGE OF HEN EGGS

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Animal Hygiene, Public Health, Microbiology, Assiut University.

Abstract

Out of 125, inedible hen eggs, 87 (69.6%) proved to contain different types of micro-organisms.
Group analysis of isolates revealed the presence of 21 different species of fungi as well as 5 different types of bacteria. The public health importance as well as the economic losses caused by the iso lated micro-organisms have been discussed.