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标题：Occurrence of Bacillus cereus in Beef Burger Marketed in Tehran, Capital of Iran
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作者：M. Soleimani ; H. Hosseini ; Z. Neyestani 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control
印刷版ISSN：2345-685X
电子版ISSN：2345-6825
出版年度：2017
卷号：4
期号：3
页码：70-73
语种：English
出版社：Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, yazd, Iran
摘要：Background: Beef burgers made in Iran contain various compounds such as meat, cereals flour, as well as some spices which can be contaminated to Bacillus cereus, causing gastroenteritis in the consumer. This study is focused on occurrence of B. cereus in beef burgers marketed in Tehran, capital of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 80 samples of different types of beef burgers marketed in Tehran, Iran were randomly collected based on their percentage of meat content, including 30% (n=25), 60% (n=40) as well as 90% (n=15). The samples were analyzed microbiologically by routine culture assay and biochemical tests to find B. cereus. Data were analyzed statistically by Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Results: Twenty-five out of 80 (31.25%) beef burger samples were contaminated by B. cereus. Based on the percentage of meat content in the samples, the beef burger with 90% meat were significantly (p