Isolation, Characterization And Identification Of Bacteria Associated With Cow Suya Meat Sold In Calabar Metropolis

ABSTRACT The consumption of Cow suya meat is on the increase because of it health benefits, it inexpensiveness compared to Goat meat, and the demand.Bacteriological analysis was carried out on 10 suya samples collected from four (4) different vendors within 4 different locations (Ekpo Abasi, Bogobiri, Yellow Duke and Abang asang). The samples were analyzed using standard bacteriological techniques. Total bacterial cell count was determined through pour plating method serial diluted to factor 8 on Nutrient and MacConkey agar respectively. The bacteria cell count of the analyzed samples ranged f…