Bacteriological Assessment of Meat Pie Sold at Ochanja Market Onitsha, Anambra State

Bacteriological Assessment of Meat Pie Sold at Ochanja Market Onitsha, Anambra State



Ezeh Ernest, Okeke Onyeka, Ozuah A.C., Agbanelo D.C.



Ten meat pie samples were purchased from different eatery points in
Ochanja Main Market, Onitsha and analyzed for the presence of pathogenic
bacteria using standard microbiology and biochemical techniques. The
following bacteria genera were isolated and identified from the meat
pie; Escherichia coli (39%), Staphylococcus aureus (35%), and Bacillus
cereus (26%). The percentage distribution showed that Escherichia coli
were the most prevalent in the meat pie samples while Bacillus cereus
was the least. The meat pie samples sold within Ochanja Main Market were
considered fit for human consumption since the distributions of the
bacteria isolates were below standard threshold limit. 



10.22161/ijeab/2.2.26



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