Water quality data at 12 sites within an urban, a suburban, and a rural stream were collected contemporaneously during four wet and eight dry periods. The urban stream yielded the highest biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), orthophosphate, total suspended sediment (TSS), and surfactant concentrations, while the most rural stream yielded the highest total organic carbon concentrations. Percent wate...

An experiment was conducted to compare the whole carcass rinse method (WCR) versus scraping the breast skin or back skin for enumeration of total coliforms and E. coli. In each of two replicate trials, four pre-chill broiler carcasses were collected from two different commercial processing plants. WCR was conducted on each carcass using 400 mL 1% peptone and 1 min of shaking. After the WCR, a b...

Background: Kalahari truffle (Kalaharituber pfeilii) is found in the Kalahari desert and nearby regions (Africa). This study assessed the microbiological quality and safety, mycotoxins, and heavy metals contents of raw Kalahari truffle sold in Namibia. Methods: Batches of Kalahari truffles were purchased from informal markets and different vendors in Namibia. Total aerobic, coliform, yeast, an...

The goal of this study was to investigate the microbial quality and safety fresh-cut salads sold in restaurants that were located at Esenler, Fatih, Besiktas, Uskudar, Kadikoy Umraniye Istanbul, Turkey. In total, 180 samples assayed for microbiological analysis including enumeration total aerobic mesophilic (TMAB), psychotropic (AP) bacteria, yeast mold (YM), fecal coliforms Escherichia coli, S...

Introduction: Halvi is a traditional dairy product made from sheep milk in Mazandaran province, especially in the mountainous areas of Noor and Kojur. The fungus used in the preparation of Halvi is Auricularia auricula-judae. The present study aimed to investigate the chemical composition and microbiological properties of Halvi samples produced in various regions in No...

Total coliforms and total coliforms resistant to streptomycin, tetracycline, or chloramphenicol were isolated from filtered activated sludge effluents before and after UV light irradiation. Although the UV irradiation effectively disinfected the wastewater effluent, the percentage of the total surviving coliform population resistant to tetracycline or chloramphenicol was significantly higher th...

This study was conducted to establish guidelines for monitoring bulk tank milk somatic cell count and bacterial counts, and to understand the relationship between different bacterial groups that occur in bulk tank milk. One hundred twenty-six dairy farms in 14 counties of Pennsylvania participated, each providing one bulk tank milk sample every 15 d for 2 mo. The 4 bulk tank milk samples from e...

Objective: The present study investigates the diversity, and distribution of harmful microbes in sediments and groundwater of Tuticorin Corporation. The faecal pollution indicators such as, Total coliform bacteria, Faecal coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli, Faecal streptococci were investigated in the sediments and groundwater samples from 12 locations in the study area. Methods: Groundwater a...

OBJECTIVE To determine the presence and levels of microbes in unexpired pasteurized milk from randomly selected supermarkets in Kingston, Jamaica. METHODS The quantitative study used a stratified random sampling technique in the selection of the 20 representative milk samples from six (6) supermarkets. Microbiological tests such as methylene blue reduction, standard plate count (SPC), colifor...

This study was carried out to determine the chemical and microbiological quality of buffalo milk. A total 120 raw milk samples were collected monthly from beed district, throughout year for this study. In analysis mean solid value, non-solid fat, lipid, protein, lactose, ash pH values detected as 16.38%, 8.56%, 7.04%, 4.36%, 4.19%, 0.72% 6.55, respectively. Total bacteria count (TCA), coliform,...