The objective of this investigation was the Identification of Salmonella spp.
isolated from white cheese (traditional processed from sheep milk) and classify
it by using API 20E and PCR techniques.
80 samples of white cheese (traditional processed
from sheep milk) were
collected from different locations in Syria.
According to PCR technique, 17 samples gave positive result for salmonella
meaning that 21.25 % did not match the levels of the Syrian Standardization
and Metrology (S.S.M.).
According to API 20E technique, the dominat type of Salmonella was
Salmonella Arizona (47%), followed by Salmonella typhim (23.61 %),
Salmonella paratyphi (17.6 %) and Salmonella spp. (11.76 %).
Results showed that samples from local cheese positive for Salmonella were
much more than samples from Akkawi cheese.
The results showed that the PCR technique is fast and accurate and can be
used to Identify Salmonella in cheese.
