Research Article
Hygienic Practices of Vendors and Their Contribution to Coliform, Salmonella, and Shigella Bacteria of Raw Milk at Asella Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 1
Biochemical used to identify the bacteria.
| Biochemical tests | Isolates | Klebsiella spp. | E. coli | Enterobacter spp. | Citrobacter spp. | Serratia spp. | Shigella spp. | Salmonella spp. |
| Lactose | LF | LF | LF | LF | LF | NLF | NLF | Indole | Pos/Neg | Pos | Pos/Neg | Neg | Neg | Neg | Pos/Neg | Mannitol | MF | MF | MF | MF | MF | MF | MF | Urease | Pos | Neg | Neg | Pos/Neg | Pos | Neg | Pos/Neg | Citrate | Pos | Neg | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos/Neg | Pos | H2S | Neg | Neg | Neg | Pos | Neg | Neg | Pos | Motility | Neg | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | Neg | Pos | Gas | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | Neg | Pos | Neg | LDC | Pos | Pos | Neg | Neg | Pos | Pos/Neg | Pos/Neg |
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Key: Pos: positive; Neg: negative; LDC: lysine decarboxylase; LF: lactose fermenter; NLF: nonlactose fermenter; MF: mannitol ferment; H2S: hydrogen sulfide.
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