The production of chicken feet is primarily intended for foreign markets, and there is still no specific legislation in Brazil that determines the quality standard of these products. The bacteriological quality of chicken feet was evaluated as a product for human consumption at different steps of the technological processes. Eighty broiler feet from 20 lots at 4 steps of processing were collect...

Aim: To assess the bacteriological quality of ice creams marketed in Thrissur town, Kerala. Materials and Methods: Twenty seven ice cream samples randomly collected from selected retail outlets and street vendors in the town over a period of two months were analyzed for total viable count and for the presence of coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp. and Listeria mo...

The purpose of the present study was to examine the bacteriological quality of bottled natural mineral waters sold in Hungary because, in recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in consumer demand for these products in the country. In total, 492 samples of domestic and imported brands of carbonated and non-carbonated mineral waters (246 samples each) were purchased from retail outlet...

A bacteriological study of three ponds in Uegwere Bo-ue community, Khana Local Government Area, of Rivers State, Nigeria were investigated to evaluate the water quality of the ponds. Surface water samples were collected monthly for eight months covering both seasons and evaluated. Bacteriological analyses carried out includes: total heterotrophic bacteria counts(THBC), Total coliform counts(TCC...

Readymade garment industries are the prominent economic sector for Bangladesh as well as scoping the huge working area for workers. But health condition of workers, drinking water quality, and proper maintenance of the environmental parameters are not well monitored. This study aims to assess the physio-chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water provided for the garment workers in D...

BACKGROUND The bacterial and chemical contamination of dialysate fluids are important problems in haemodialysis therapy and may be caused by the water used for dialysate preparation. METHODS We performed a survey of the microbiological and chemical quality of the water used in seven dialysis wards. Special attention was paid to the effects of each water treatment step, for example ion exchang...

Bacteriological Technique, A laboratory guide to, tor tne medical, dental and technical student. By JW. H. Eyre, with 170 Illustrations. W. B Saunders & Co., 1902. This work is a handsome volume of 350 pages with numerous useful illustrations, chiefly of a diagrammatic nature. The descriptions contain full details of the various points treated of, and will be most useful for ready reference in ...

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of contamination with Escherichia coli, coliforms, and Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk from Shahrekord city, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this study, 300 raw milk samples were collected randomly from five regions, namely northeast, east, southeast, south, and southwest regions of Shahrekord city according to stratified random sampling des...

Groundwater in Kabul basin, Afghanistan was assessed for its physical, chemical and bacterial components. Kabul basin is divided in to five hydro-geologic sub-basins, water from 50 wells whose depths varies from 9 meters -71 meters was analyzed. The pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, temperature, chemical elements (cations and anion) and bacteriological content of the groundwater conform...