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Abstract A total of 80 samples of meat products (20 each of minced meat , luncheon , burger and sausage ) were collected from different shops and supermarkets in El-Gharbia proviance, Egypt . to evaluate the prevelance of Pseudomonas species in these products . 1-Pseudomonas species count The obtained results pointed out that 95% , 35% , 30% and 50% of the examined minced meat , luncheon , burger and sausage samples were positive for Pseudomonas microorganism . The mean value of Pseudomonas species count was 4.9x104 ± 2.04x104 for minced meat , 10.01x103 ± 4.6x103 for luncheon , 2.00x103 ± 0.7x103 for burger and 2.00x103 ± 0.4x103 for sausage examined samples . 2- Isolated Pseudomonas species The incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in this study was 35% for minced meat , 20% for luncheon , 10% for burger and 15% for sausage samples . We could isolate many Pseudomonas strains from the examined samples (minced meat , luncheon , burger and sausage) as P.flourescens , P.putida , P.alcaligenes , P.acidovorans and P.vesicularis with avarying percentages . 3-Trials to improve the occurence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in minced meat using Thyme oil, Garlic oil, Nigella sativa oil and Lactic acid 2% stored at chill temperature (4±1°C) . A total of 2 kg sample of minced meat were devided into 8 groups first group (control–ve ), second group (treated with Thyme oil), third group (treated with garlic oil), fourth group (treated with nigella sativa oil), fifth group (treated with lactic acid), sixth group (treated with mixture of Nigella sativa oil and Thyme oil), seventh group (treated with mixture of Nigella sativa oil and garlic oil) and the eight group (control +ve) . |