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Sixty five (65) meat and
kidney samples that were belong to the same calf, from different sources
were analyzed for antibiotic residues. Detection of residual antibiotics
in calf meat and kidney were made by Bacillus subtilis disc assay
method. Data showed that 1.53 % of the meat and kidney results were
positive. The research indicated an urgency to advocate rational use
of antibiotics in animals for safeguarding the human health and the
enforcement of standards as important in protecting public health.
A total of 34 Pediococci have been isolated from 7 different sausage samples produced by various retailers in Kahramanmaraş, a city in the south-east of Turkey, and the results obtained after identification showed that 4 (11.7 %) isolates were Pediococcus pentosaceus. The amounts of lactic acid and H2O2 produced by the strains were in the ranges of 0.11-0.32 % and 0,41-0,81 μg/ml. The results also made it clear that the strains produced various amounts of acids and H2O2 and had inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923.
