Authors
Department of Food Technology, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq
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Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
The antimicrobial effect of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was evaluated in Erbil City's fresh vegetables and meat. A total of 250 samples were collected in Erbil City. E. coli O157:H7 was successfully extracted using the ISO-16654:2001 standard. After that, the samples were isolated for antimicrobial susceptibility for ten different antimicrobials using the disk diffusion method. Only 0.51 percent of the meat and vegetable samples tested had E. coli O157: H7. According to kanamycin and ampicillin susceptibility testing results, all of the microorganisms examined were invulnerable. Erbil City's meat and vegetables are contaminated with Escherichia coli, according to this research. Despite the disease's low incidence, the fact that it may be found in a raw food product raises questions about public health implications.
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