TY  - JOUR
T1  - Microbiological Analyses of Freshly Laid and Stored Domestic Poultry Eggs in Selected Poultry Farms in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
AU - Obi, C.N. AU - Igbokwe, A.J. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 12
SP  - 1297
EP  - 1303
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.1297.1303
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.1297.1303
KW  - Domestic fowl eggs
KW  -raw
KW  -consumption
KW  -pathogens
KW  -Enterobacter sp.
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Freshly laid and stored domestic fowl eggs of 7, 14 and 21 days old, respectively were microbiologically analyzed for organisms on their shells in the chalazae, albumen and yolks. All the egg parts were analyzed by plating on Nutrient, McConkey and Sabourand &#146;s Dextrose media, respectively. Nine bacterial isolates which include <I>Salmonella </I>sp., <I>Escherichia coli</I>,<I> Staphylococcus aureus</I>, <I>Enterobacter </I>sp., <I>Bacillus subtilis</I>, <I>Alcaligene </I>sp.,<I> Proteus vulgaris</I>, <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </I>and <I>Serratia marcescenes</I> and five fungal genera namely <I>Aspergillus</I>,<I> Penicillium</I>, <I>Cladosporium</I>, <I>Monilia </I>and <I>Rhizopus</I> were isolated and identified in all the samples. The bacterial load was in the range of 3.3 x10<SUP>6</SUP>-1.5 x10<SUP>7 </SUP>cfu mL <SUP>-1</SUP> with the shell having the highest and the albumen the lowest load, respectively. Result showed presence of pathogenic microbes in the samples analyzed and it was concluded that domestic fowl eggs should not be consumed raw.
ER  -