E. Coli

Review of Literature
majority of 276 isolates (26.2%) of salmonella species were recovered
from heart, liver and intestine of the broilers and layers. S.entertidis
(85 isolates, 98.8%), S.virchow (48 isolated, 57.8%) S. paratyphi (41
isolates, 57.71%) and S.infants (30 isolates, 20.6%) were distributed in
poultry and poultry environment.
Mohammed et al. (1999) collected 200 faecal samples from
living chickens in addition to 180 samples collected from chicken
environment, Litter (75), feed (30) and water (75) at Kafr-El-Sheikh
province. The total incidence of salmonella was 2.5% in chicken,
5.33% in Litter, 3.33% in feed and 2.66% in water. The number of
isolated S.entertidis strains from litter was (1) and feed (1), mean
while S.typhimurium was isolated from chicken (2), S.anatum were
isolated from chicken (3) and S.pullorun were isolated from chicken
and water (1 each in number).
Hatab (2001) collected 25 poultry feed samples from poultry
houses at different localities in Dakahila province. Salmonella species
were isolated from 3 raw mash samples with an incidence of 12%.
Sertoyping of the three isolated Salmonella species revealed that 2
strains were S. typhimurium and one untypable strain.
Mohamad (2002) illustrated the occurrence of Salmonella
species in 31 poultry manure samples in federal Germany with a
frequency of 2/31 (6%). Both isolates were serotyped as S.agona.
Salmonella species was counted in poultry manure with mean number
of 162 cell per gram manure.
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