RAPID DETECTION OF SALMONELLA SPECIES IN FOODS FROM FAST-FOOD TAKE-AWAYS IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE

Authors
GOPO JM MAROVATSANGA LT NDENGU M MAHACHI T
Citation
Jm. Gopo et al., RAPID DETECTION OF SALMONELLA SPECIES IN FOODS FROM FAST-FOOD TAKE-AWAYS IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE, Discovery and innovation, 6(1), 1994, pp. 62-65
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Discovery and innovation → ACNP
ISSN journal
1015079X
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
62 - 65
Database
ISI
SICI code
1015-079X(1994)6:1<62:RDOSSI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Food samples collected from a number of Fast-Food Take-aways in Harare and screened for the presence of Salmonella spp using the conventiona l microbiological methods and the Salmonella-specific DNA probe method s, which showed 4.6% and 33.304% respectively. The probe method did no t require the use of pre-enrichment and selective culture media. Sampl e processing was completed within 12-18 hours with large number of sam ples (500) being screened at a time, using small amounts of probes.