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Investigation of Burcella spp. from Locally Produced Cheeses in Baquba city- Iraq | ||
| Diyala Journal For Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 83-90 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Israa Ibrahim Khalil; Suhail Jawdat Fadihl | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Brucellosis is considered as one of the most important infectious diseases. This disease caused by different species of Brucella. The main source of human brucellosis are dairy products , especially cheese made from unpasteurized raw milk. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Brucella spp. From locally produced cheese “Gibin Al-Arab” made from unpasteurized milk in Baquba city. For this purpose, a total of fifty cheese sample was collected from street shops of the old town in Baquba, from May 2015 till September 2015. Conventional culture method has been used in the isolation. Brucella spp. has been detected at the rates of 12% and were distributed in to two species, B. melitensis 8%, the rest were identified as B. abortus at rate of 4%, Consequently It has been accepted that fresh cheese “Gibin Al-Arab” samples are contaminated with B. abortus and B. melitensis . This study was conducted at the laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Pathological analysis, Baquba Technical Institute, Middle Technical University. Diyala-Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Burcella abortus; Burcella melitensis; White cheese; Baquba | ||
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