Glucuronidase activity of escherichia coli isolated from chicken carcasses

Abstract

To identify Escherichia coli through the production of -D-glucuronidase (GUD), 622 suspect cultures were isolated from chicken carcasses and plated in PetrifilmTM EC. Of these cultures, only 44 (7.1%) failed to produce GUD. This result indicates the usefulness of GUD production for estimating E. coli populations in chicken.