National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major food contaminant with life threatening potential in both humans and animals. This pathogen is one of the indicator organism to monitor hygienic condition(s) during slaughter and processing of the meat samples. The present study was aimed at finding the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in raw and frozen chicken meat products purchased from different retail outlets and local butcher shops across the Ludhiana city. In the present study a total of 100 raw chicken meat samples were collected (80 fresh raw samples and 20 frozen chicken meat products). During this study, 100 chicken meat samples were inoculated in mannitol salt agar for the selective isolation of S. aureus and were later characterized by a combination of microscopic and bio-molecular tests. Results of the study revealed that, 31 samples were containing S. aureus, which is 31% of total samples. The isolation techniques and PCR assay were found to be more specific, reliable and expeditive methods to corroborate the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in raw and frozen meat products.
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