Bacteriological study of fresh market's meat [beef and mutton] of Rawalpindi/ Islamabad Region

ABSTRACT

Six hundred samples, 300 each of mutton and beef were collected under aseptic conditions from meat shops of Rawalpini/Islamabad. They were examined bacteriologically under aerobic and anaerobic conditions at different temperatures for varying periods of time. Different species of bacteria isolated were Escherichia coli [520], Staphylococcus aureus [437], Staphlococcus epiderimis [200], Streptococcus faecalis [105], Corynebacterium pyogenes [50], Bacillus subtilis [84], Salmonella typhi [50], Proteus mirabilis [140], Pseudomonas aerugenosa and Aerobacter aerogenes [80]