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Table 3 Results for the microbiological screening in the hotel canteen by sample material and detected microorganisms

From: Infectious diseases during the European Union training mission Mali (EUTM MLI) – a four-year experience

Analyzed material

Bacillus cereus

Escherichia coli

Enterococci

Further potentially harmful species

Cut papaya fruit from the breakfast buffet

Negative

Negative

Positive

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cut watermelon from the breakfast buffet

Negative

Negative

Positive

Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae

Tomatoes in the hotel kitchen

Positive

Negative

Positive

ESBL-positive Klebsiella oxytoca, Acinetobacter spp.

Apples in the hotel kitchen

Positive

Negative

Negative

Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae

Cut cabbage in the hotel kitchen

Negative

Negative

Negative

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae

Handle of the big refrigerator in the hotel kitchen

Negative

Negative

Positive

Aeromonas hydrophila/caviae

Cutting machine of the hotel kitchen

Negative

Negative

Positive

Delftia acidovorans, Acinetobacter pittii

Cutting plate of the hotel kitchen

Positive

Negative

Positive

Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae

Flour from a working place in the bakery

Negative

Negative

Negative

Klebsiella oxytoca, Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae

Red chili sauce from the lunch buffet

Negative

Negative

Negative

Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae,

Acinetobacter ursingii

White rice from the lunch buffet

Negative

Negative

Negative

Pantoea agglomerans

Cut carrots from the lunch buffet

Negative

Negative

Positive

Acinetobacter pittii,

Aeromonas hydrophila/caviae,

Kluyvera cryocrescens

Cold chicken salad from lunch

Negative

Positive

Positive

Aeromonas hydrophila/caviae,

Enterobacter ludwigii

Cake as a dessert from lunch

Negative

Negative

Negative

Klebsiella pneumoniae,

Enterobacter cloacae ssp. cloacae,

Klebsiella oxytoca

Paprika salad from the dinner buffet

Negative

Positive

Positive

Pseudomonas aeruginosa,

Proteus spp.

Mayonnaise salad from the dinner buffet

Negative

Negative

Positive

Pseudomonas aeruginosa,

Proteus spp.

Olives from the dinner buffet

Negative

Negative

Positive

Bacillus cereus var. mycoides,

Proteus spp.