Abstract: The current research was conducted to isolate and identify pathogenic bacteria from table eggs, with special emphasis on E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus spp., which are responsible for foodborne illnesses. This investigation aims to understand better the specific types of harmful bacteria that can contaminate food, thereby posing a risk to public health. By isolating these microorganisms, the study seeks to provide valuable insights into their characteristics and behaviors, which could ultimately help in developing strategies to prevent foodborne diseases. Approach forward to isolate, identify and characterize the bacterial species based on the results of cultural, morphological, biochemical tests and staining. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of isolates were scrutinized by the disc diffusion method. A total number of 40 eggs were collected from different markets of Dhaka city, such as Krishi market, Bihari camp market, Agargaon market and SAU market. E. coli from 20 samples, Salmonella spp. from 11 samples and Staphylococcus spp. from 7 samples were isolated from total of 40 samples where prevalence was 50%, 27.5% and 17.5%, respectively Isolated bacteria were found resistance to some of commonly used antibiotics in in veterinary and human practices like-neomycin, penicillin, amoxicillin and erythromycin and sensitive to gentamycin, ciprofloxacin and tetracycline. The risk of contamination in eggs can be minimized by proper hygiene practice, cleaning of the egg before storage and shorter storage time.
Ashrifa Akter Mukta, Mst. Tasmim Sultana, Md. Moshiur Rahman (2025);
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Major Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Table Egg Shell in the Retail Market of Dhaka City, Bangladesh;
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP)
15(12) (ISSN: 2250-3153),
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.15.12.2025.p16807