PSYCHROTROPHIC AND MESOPHILIC FUNGI ISOLATED FROM IMPORTED FROZEN LEAN MEAT IN EGYPT |
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| Authors: | AHMED M NASSAR MADY A ISMAIL |
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| Affiliation: | Food Hygiene Dept., Faculty of Vet. Med. Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt;Botany Dept., Faculty of Science Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | From 475 samples of imported frozen lean beef in Egypt, 859 psychrotrophic fungal strains (770 strains by the dilution plating and 89 strains by direct plating) were isolated. There were also 1291 mesophilic fungal strains isolated (1133 and 158 strains by the two different methods, respectively). The predominant psychrotrophs identified were species of Cladosporium and Penicillium while most mesophiles were in the genera of Aspergillus, Cladosporium and Penicillium. |
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