Research Article
Bacteriological Analysis of Raw Beef Retailed in Selected Open Markets in Accra, Ghana
Table 2
Occurrence of bacterial isolates from various markets.
| | Markets | No. of samples taken | List of bacteria recovered | No. of isolates | Total % |
| | Makola | 10 | Klebsiella spp. | 1 | 9 (8.2) | | Klebsiella oxytoca | 5 | | Proteus vulgaris | 1 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 1 |
| | Kaneshie | 15 | Citrobacter diversus | 1 | 22 (20) | | Enterobacter spp. | 2 | | Klebsiella spp. | 1 | | Klebsiella oxytoca | 9 | | Proteus vulgaris | 2 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 3 |
| | Agbogbloshie | 20 | Citrobacter diversus | 1 | 26 (23.6) | | Enterobacter spp. | 5 | | Klebsiella spp. | 3 | | Klebsiella oxytoca | 2 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 14 |
| | Malata | 25 | Citrobacter diversus | 3 | 22 (20) | | Enterobacter spp. | 1 | | Klebsiella spp. | 7 | | Klebsiella oxytoca | 2 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 8 |
| | Maamobi | 10 | Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | 9 (8.2) | | Citrobacter diversus | 2 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 6 |
| | Nima | 20 | Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | 22 (20) | | Citrobacter spp. | 1 | | Citrobacter diversus | 3 | | Enterobacter spp. | 8 | | Klebsiella spp. | 3 | | Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 | | Staphylococcus spp. | 5 |
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