Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in meat products with special reference to enterotoxins

Abstract

The present study was designed to throw spot light upon the incidence and detection of Staphylococcal enterotoxins. Theincidence for isolation of S. aureus in the examined samples of street vended meat products was recorded in the examinedhawawshi samples at percentage of 31.4% followed by kofta samples at percentage of 25.7%. While the lowest incidencefor isolation of S.aureus in the examined samples was recorded in shawerma samples at percentage of 22.8%. Thepercentages of antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus isolates from the examined samples of meat products were verysusceptible to erythromycin (E) (89.3%), followed by norfloxacin (NOR) (82.1%), ampicillin (AM)(60.7%),ciprofloxacin (CP)(53.6%), streptomycin (S)(35.7%) and amoxicillin (AMX)(25.0). The study obtained one enterotoxinA and enterotoxin D produced by S. aureus in the Hawawshi samples of meat product. There is one unacceptedHawawshi sample with a percentage (3.6%). While, enterotoxins B and enterotoxin C failed to be detected in Hawawshisamples of meat product. For kofta samples there is one enterotoxin D produced by S. aureus. There is one unacceptedkofta sample with a percentage (3.6%). While, enterotoxins A, B and C failed to be detected in kofta samples of meatproducts. Also enterotoxins A, B, C and D failed to be detected in shawerma samples of meat products