One-hundred twenty-five random samples of fresh meat were aseptically
collected from different shops and supermarkets distributed in Taif
governorate. The samples were examined bacteriologically for aerobic plate
counts, Enterobacteriaceae, Staphy
lococcus aureus, and Lactobacillaceae counts,
and for isolation and identification the bacterial strains detected.
The aerobic plate count ranged from 3 ×103to 107/ g. The counts of
Enterobacteriaceae, ranged from 6×106to 3×106/g, whereas the counts of
Staphylococcus aureus ranged from 7 ×104 to 5×106/g. On the other hand, the
counts of Lactobacillaceae ranged from 7 ×104to 4×106/g
The bacterial counts of fresh chicken meat ranged from 5×104 to 15-
25×106/cm2.
