Microbial Contamination, Hygienic Practices, and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Food Milling Machines in Somanya, Ghana
Benjamin Atta Frimpong, Aboagye Kwarteng Dofuor, Seyram Kofi Loh · 2026
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Benjamin Atta Frimpong leads a 2026 study of germs on food milling machines in Somanya, Ghana. Milling machines speed food processing, but poor hygiene can let germs reach food. The team sampled machines in the Yilo Krobo area. They tested what bacteria were present and how they responded to drugs.
They found 129 bacterial isolates in six groups. Klebsiella led at 41.86 percent, and Enterobacter was next at 23.25 percent. Mean bacterial and coliform counts were both above two million units per milliliter in swab samples. Resistance to ampicillin was high in several groups, while no isolate resisted amikacin. The authors call for strict hygiene rules for operators and machines.
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| CREATOR | Benjamin Atta Frimpong, Aboagye Kwarteng Dofuor, Seyram Kofi Loh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41579 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |