A total of one hundred random samples of local freshly slaughtered and frozen Japanese quail carcasses (50 of each) were collected from different markets at Kalyobia to be examined bacteriologically. The mean values of Aerobic plate counts of fresh and frozen quail were9.8 x 105 ± 1.58 x 105 and 9 x104± 1.43x 104 cfu/g , respectively. The mean values of Enterobacteriaceae counts of fresh and frozen quail were 1.71 x105 ± 5.6 x 104 and 4.55x104 ± 1.18x104 cfu/g , respectively. Coliform counts were varied from 2.6x102 to 6.1x104 with a mean value of 1.15x104±1.87x103 cfu/g for fresh samples while for frozen quail samples varied from 102 to 5.4x104 with a mean value of 5.7x103 1.45x103 cfu/g. Pathogenic E.colf was isolated from 10% & 4% of the examined fresh and frozen quail meat samples, respectively. Moreover the isolated serotypes of Enteropathogenic E.colf were 0125: K70 (B15), 0119 :K69 (B19), 086 :K61 (B7), 055 :K59 (B5). and 0128 : K67 B12 .Furthermore, other types of Enteric bacteria isolated from the examined samples were Klebsiella ozaenae. Citrobacter freundii, E. coli, Proteus vulgaris ,Citrobacter diversus, Enterobacter aerogenes, K. prenumonae, Proteus rettegrii, Proteus mirabilis, Serratia marcescens and Serratia rubidae,. Staphylococcis counts in the examined quail meat samples were varied from 103 to 106 with a mean value of 7.2x104 2.3x104 cfu/g for the fresh samples, while, varied from 2x102 to 3.6x104 with a mean value 7.3x103 to 1.5x103 cfu/g for the frozen quail meat samples. S.aureus could be isolated from 15 (30%) fresh and 20 (40%) frozen quail meat samples. Public health importance of the isolated bacteria and possible sources of quail meat contamination were discussed. |
