Bacteriological quality of ready-to-eat foods sold on and around university of Ghana campus

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-136

  Yeboah Manu, D ^a   Kpeli, G ^a,b   Akyeh, M ^a   Bimi, L ^b  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Colony count; Contamination; Food; Handling; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PROTEUS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 77950116149     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2010.130.136     Document Type: Article

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