Isolation and identification of enteric bacterial pathogens in local chicken and duck eggs in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Food borne diseases are one of the most concerning health issues globally and also locally, the source of the foodborne disease can be from the food for example from eggs. That can include chicken and duck eggs. The aim of this study is to isolate and detect the enteric bacterial pathogens in local chicken and duck eggs in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. A total of 30 chicken eggs and 30 duck eggs were collected from six wet markets around Kota Bharu, Kelantan region and they were all being isolated on Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate. The suspected growth on XLD agar was then being proceeded to biochemical tests for further identification. From the results, a total of 60 samples from chicken and duck eggs showed mix colonies and mix results were shown from the biochemical tests. The main objective of this study is to identify the contamination of chicken and duck eggs from wet markets across Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Based on the results from morphological colonies and biochemicals were Shigella spp., Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp were isolated. In conclusion, there are presence of enteric bacterial pathogens in chicken and duck eggs that could be a potential zoonotic disease of public health concerns.
Keywords: Enteric pathogens, Public health, chicken eggs, duck eggs, food safety