Table 1 Prevalence of different microorganisms in Egypt's food resources from 2013—2022
Microbes | Beef Total n = 710 | Chicken Total n = 3175 | Raw meat Total n = 985 | RTE food Total n = 575 | Fish Total n = 560 | Milk Total n = 1591 | Other dairy products Total n = 1443 | Vegetables Total n = 539 | Water Total n = 173 | Total n = 9751 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | n and (%) | |
E. coli | 90 (12.68) | 1087(34.24) | 177(17.97) | 5(0.87) | - | 204(12.82) | 118(8.18) | - | 44(25.43) | 1725(17.69) |
Staphylococcus | - | - | 44(4.47) | 187(32.52) | - | 158(9.93) | 154(10.67) | - | - | 643(6.59) |
Salmonella spp. | 76(10.70) | 103(3.24) | - | 8(1.39) | - | - | - | - | - | 187(1.92) |
Lactobacillus | - | - | - | - | - | 51(3.21) | 93(6.44) | - | - | 144(1.48) |
L. monocytogenes | 20(2.82) | - | 18(1.83) | - | 5(0.89) | 18(1.13) | 26(1.80) | 51(9.46) | - | 138(1.42) |
Aeromonas spp. | - | - | - | - | 115(20.54) | - | - | - | - | 115(1.18) |
Streptococcus | - | - | - | - | 7(1.25) | 8(0.50) | 57(3.95) | - | - | 72(0.74) |
P. aeruginosa | 14(1.97) | - | - | - | - | - | 20(1.39) | - | - | 34(0.35) |
Lactococcus | - | - | - | - | 2(0.36) | 7(0.44) | 20(1.39) | - | - | 29(0.30) |
K. pneumoniae | 4(0.56) | 2(0.06) | - | - | - | - | 20(1.39) | - | - | 26(0.27) |
Enterococcus spp. | - | 5(0.16) | - | - | 8(1.43) | 0(0) | - | - | - | 13(0.13) |
Citrobacter spp. | - | 2(0.06) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0.02) |
Other | - | - | - | 39(6.78) | - | 38(2.39) | - | - | - | 77(0.79) |
Total | 204(28.73) | 1315(41.42) | 239(24.26) | 239(41.57) | 137(24.46) | 484(30.42) | 608(42.13) | 51(9.46) | 44(25.43) | 3205(32.87) |