Andarge Zelalem, Tafesse Koran, Kebede Abegaz, Zelalem Abera, Bahar Mummed, Abebe Olani, Abde Aliy, Meseret Chimdessa, Selam Fentahun, Carla L Schwan, Jessie L Vipham
The microbiological quality of meat is influenced by the conditions of hygiene prevailing during production and handling. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of Salmonella enterica and its antimicrobial resistance, load of hygiene indicator bacteria including E. coli (ECC), coliforms (CC), total coliform (TCC), Enterobacteriaceae (EB) and aerobic plate count (APC), and meat handler's food safety knowledge and hygiene practices in butcher shops in two cities, Addis Ababa and Hawassa in Ethiopia, during 2020 and 2021...
April 9, 2024: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology: [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]