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Table 2 Appearance of faecal coliform in positive tubes and identification by using different media

From: Detection of multidrug-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in some food products and cattle faeces in Al-Sharkia, Egypt: one health menace

Type of samples

No. of positive samples/ No. of total samples (%)

 

Presumptive test

Confirmatory test

Complete test

Chicken meat (C)

7/15 (46.7%)

4/15 (26.7%)

0/15 (0%)

Luncheon (L)

6/10 (60%)

3/10 (30%)

0/10 (0%)

Hamburger (H)

5/10 (50%)

2/10 (20%)

1/10 (10%)

Cattle Faeces (CF)

30/30 (100%)

15/30 (50%)

9/30 (30%)

  1. Presumptive test: number of positive tubes giving acid and gas (change to yellow colour) after incubation, Confirmatory test: number of positive plates giving metallic sheen colony after streaking on EMB media, Complete test: number of positive plates giving colourless white colonies on CT.SMAC