Isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii bacteria and some species of Enterobacteriacea from powder milk Infant Formula in local markets of Tikrit City.

Abstract

18 samples of powder infant formula milk (PIFM) under six monthes were collected from the local markets of Tikrit city which belongs to six trade markes ;Biomil ,Novalac ,Dielac ,Geguiz ,Cellia and Sunny baby .Bacteriological tests has done to isolate Enterobacter sakazakii and numbers of Enterobacteriacea The total count of Enterobacteriacea were as below: 6 for Biomil , 23 for Novalc , 42 for Dielac , 82 for Geguize , 94 for Sunny baby ,and 97 CFU/g from Celia. Biochemical tests were carried out to identify the isolates and they are: Ent.sakazakii ,Ent .aerogenes , Ent.cloaca ,Pantoea agglomerans, Escherichia coli ,Escherichia coli :O157:H7 , Klesiella spp ,Hafinia spp ,and Salmonella spp. Ent.sakazakii was isolate frome trademarks: Novalac , Geguiz, and Sunny baby, the percentage of presentation of Ent.sakazakii was measured in four out of (18) samples with percentage as 22.2%.So the trade marks which this bacteria isolated from was unfit to consumption as milk for confirm to the absence of this bacteria from PIFM under six months for it is dangerous to infants health.