National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Bacterial analysis of 116 soft cheeses ‘wara’, a ready-to-eat (RTE) product of fresh milk, bought in major markets of Ekiti State was done. Molecular analysis of isolates was done by coupling PCR to the DNA sequencing of Listeria 16S rRNA gene. Results yielded 459 bacteria with 78% positive to Listeria. Six different species of Listeria were identified with L. monocytogenes occurring at 12.4% of total Listeria. Ampiclox (ampicillin/cloxacillin) and amoxicillin showed very weak potency against all isolates at 10% and 11% respectively; while ciprofloxacin and septrin (co-trimoxazole) showed high potency at 84.95 and 82.6% respectively. The status of the RTE soft cheese ‘wara’ as sold in these is non-hygienic, hence microbiologically unsafe for consumption.
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