Research Article

Prevalence and Antibiogram of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from Cattle Milk Products Sold in Juja Sub-County, Kenya

Table 2

Prevalence of various bacteria isolated from milk and milk products sold in various outlets in Juja Sub-County, Kenya.

Bacteria isolatedType of milk and milk product
Raw milk (n = 95)Pasteurized milk (n = 9)UHT-packed milk (n = 30)Yoghurt (n = 12)Fermented milk (n = 23)Total (n = 169)

S. sciuri17 (17.8%)4 (44.5%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)21 (12.4%)
S. saprophyticus10 (10.5%)2 (22.2%)1 (3.3%)0 (0%)1 (4.4%)14 (8.3%)
S. warneri6 (6.3%)0 (0%)1 (3.3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)7 (4.1%)
S. xylosus1 (1.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (0.6%)
E. coli4 (4.2%)1 (11.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)15 (65.2%)20 (11.8%)
Serratia marcescens15 (15.8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)15 (8.9%)
Enterobacter asburiae10 (10.5%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)10 (5.9%)
Enterobacter cloacae9 (9.5%)2 (22.2%)0 (0%)1 (8.3%)7 (30.4)19 (11.3%)
Bacillus cereus6 (6.3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)6 (3.6%)
Klebsiella pneumoniae5 (5.3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)5 (2.9%)
Aeromonas spp.4 (4.2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)4 (2.4%)
Citrobacter freundii3 (3.2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)3 (1.8%)
Exiguobacterium acetylicum2 (2.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)2 (1.2%)
Acinetobacter baumanii2 (2.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)2 (1.2%)
Raoultella ornithinolytica1 (1.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (0.6%)
Total95 (100%)9 (100%)2 (6.7%)1 (8.3%)23 (100%)130 (76.9%)