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. 2019 Mar 26;8(1):6720.
doi: 10.4081/ijfs.2019.6720. eCollection 2019 Mar 18.

Bacteriological assessments of foodborne pathogens in poultry meat at different super shops in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jalal Uddin  1 , Khaled Hossain  1 , Saddam Hossain  1 , Karabi Saha  1 , Fatema Tuz Jubyda  1 , Razoanul Haque  1 , Baki Billah  2 , Ali Azam Talukder  1 , Anowar Khasru Parvez  1 , Shuvra Kanti Dey  1
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Bacteriological assessments of foodborne pathogens in poultry meat at different super shops in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jalal Uddin et al. Ital J Food Saf. .

Abstract

Poultry is now considered as a major fast-growing source of meat in the world. The consumers demand safe and hygienic products without contamination with pathogenic microorganisms when the production and consumption of poultry meat is gradually increasing. The present study was conducted to assess the bacterial contamination of dressed chicken collected from different supershops in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The chicken samples from S1, S2, M1, M2 and A supershops were analyzed to determine the enteropathogenic bacteria in poultry meat. Three genera of bacteria were isolated from all of the chicken meat samples. These enteropathogens from various organs of dressing chickens were also enumerated. The isolates were presumptively identified as E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp. by conventional culture method. The three enteropathogens were subjected to PCR assay for their confirmation as virulent enteropathogens. Only E. coli isolates were confirmed as pathogenic E. coli (Enterotoxigenic), other isolates were not confirmed as virulent Salmonella spp., Shigella spp.. Results of this study demonstrated that more cautions are recommended for personnel hygiene in processing and handling of poultry and poultry products to prevent occurrence of enterotoxigenic E. coli in dressed poultry meat sold by the supershops in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Foodborne pathogens; Poultry meat; Prevalence; Super Shop.

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Conflict of interest: the authors declare no potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Enumeration of E. coli in various parts of dressed chicken samples.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Salmonella spp. count in different parts of dressed chicken.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Enumeration of Shigella spp. in chest, leg, wings and skin parts of dressed chicken.
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