This study were conducted on 450 samples of raw chicken meat
( 150 samples of thighs- 150 samples of breasts -150 samples of
wings ) were collected from retail marketin Hama city,to detect
contamination of staphylococcus.
This study were conducted on 450 samples of raw chicken meat
( 150 samples of thighs- 150 samples of breasts -150 samples of
wings ) were collected from retail market in Hama city, to detect
contamination of staphylococcus. Bacteriological and bio
chemical
tests results showed 407 samples positive for staphylococcus .
contained S. aureus 73 (16.2% ) isolated and coagulase-negative
Staphylococcus 334 (83.8%) isolated out of total samples. The
results of Multiplex PCR test conducted on S. aureus isolates,
showed that 37(50.7%) isolates harbored at least one enterotoxin
gene, with sea being the most frequently encountered ones.
