240347

Mycological quality of some chicken meat cuts in Gharbiya governorate with special reference to Aspergillus flavus virulent factors

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Meat hygiene

Abstract

Contamination with mold and yeast, and their toxins is considered one of the most dangerous hidden pollutants that threaten the health of the consumer. The presence of mycotoxins in various foods has been recorded, despite their apparent safety for human consumption. So, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the mycological quality, with special reference to the presence of toxigenic Aspergillus species, by culture method and aflatoxin producing genes molecularly in a total of 75 random samples of chicken cuts represented by wing, breast and thigh (25 of each) that were collected from various groceries and poultry shops located at Gharbiya governorate, Egypt. Results revealed that breast samples had the highest mycological counts (2.85 CFU/g). Consequently, isolated strains were subjected for mycological classification; where results revealed detection of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Rhizopus and Alternaria species in various ratios in the examined samples. Moreover, Aspergillus sp. in 36%, 48% and 40% of the examined wing, breast and thigh samples, respectively. Furthermore, mycological identification of the isolated Aspergillus strains showed the presence of A. niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. terreus and A. parasiticus in 16%, 13.3%, 10.6%, 1.3% and 1.3% of the total population of the examined samples.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2021.100118.1476

Keywords

Fungal contamination, Chicken meat cuts, PCR, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Ghanem

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Affiliation

Food Security Sector, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egypt

Email

aymanghanem21@gmail.com

City

Gharbiya

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First Name

Fahim

Last Name

Shaltout

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Affiliation

Professor of Meat Hygiene, Department of Food Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt. Member of the Egyptian Organization for Standerization and Quality : Meat Hygiene Committee. Member

Email

fahim.shaltout@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Toukh

Orcid

https://orcid.org/my

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Heikal

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Food Hygiene Dept., Animal Health Research Institute (Tanta branch), ARC, Egypt

Email

gamal.heikal@yahoo.com

City

tanta

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Volume

42

Article Issue

1

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34551

Issue Date

2022-04-01

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2021-10-08

Publish Date

2022-04-01

Page Start

12

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16

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1110-6581

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_240347.html

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Original Article

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812

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Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Mycological quality of some chicken meat cuts in Gharbiya governorate with special reference to Aspergillus flavus virulent factors

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22 Jan 2023