Study on the Bacterial Contamination of Some Animal Products in Khartoum State

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the level of contamination (Total bacterial count and the contaminants (Salmonella and E. coli) in some animal products (meat, milk and egg), that sold in four public markets in Khartoum state (Jackson, Mayo, Alftahab and Souk Seta). The assessment of total bacterial count and the contaminants (Salmonella and E. coli) of animal product samples was done in the microbiological laboratory (Kuku complex) Sudan University Science and Technology. The result of bacterial contamination revealed no significance difference between meat, milk and egg samples of different markets, hence Souk Seta meat samples reported highest bacterial count ((5.33±3.06 CFU/g)×106), whereas in milk samples Alftahab market recorded the highest bacterial count ((6.00±2.00 CFU/g)×106), similarly, Mayo market reported highest total bacterial count in egg, ((5.00±1.00 CFU/g)×106). The bacterial contaminants results showed the presence of Salmonella and /or E. coli in meat, milk and eggs samples in the four public markets in Khartoum state