INCIDENCE OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA IN SOME SELECTED FROZEN MEAT PRODUCTS IN ASSIUT CITY

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45 frozen burger, minced meat and sausage samples (15 each) were examin ed for the presence of Aeromonas hydrophila by using enrichment and plating procedures. Aeromonas hydrophila was found in all of the examined samples with average count 30x10', 21x10' and 29x10' in the examined burger, minced meat and sausage samples respectivelt. A.hydrophila species was/were identified into A.hydrophila, A.sobria and A.caviae group < /strong>, where the percentage of their presence in examined samples was 33.33, 40 and 26,67, 46.6 6, 26.67 and 26.67 and . 26.67, 66.67 and 6.66 respectively.