One hundred random samples of cream and ice-cream (fifty each), collected from different localities in Cairo & Giza governorates were examined for enumeration, isolation and identification of enterotoxigen ic Staph. aureus.
Staph. aureus could be isolated from 82% and 94% of examined cream and ice-cream samples with a mean viable count of 6.3x10 + 3.187% 10 and 1.62x10 + 0.545x10 respectively. Out of 30 Staph. aureus strains isolated from cream samples, only two were found to be enter otoxigenic producers and the enterotoxins produced were B&C. 8 strains from ice-cream isolates proved to be enterotoxigenic and that enterotoxins A,B,D,E,AB and CD could be detected.