Table 6. Frequency and incidence of Gram positive and negative bacterial pathogens in fresh meats from abattoir, butcher shops and street meat sales in different sub-cities of Mekelle, Ethiopia.

Pathogens	Total Number (%)	Butcher shops (%)	Abattoir (%)	Street meat sales (%)
E. coli	9 (27.3)	2 (22.2)	2 (22.2)	5 (56.6)
S. aureus	7 (21.2)	2 (28.6)	2 (28.6)	3 (42.9)
Bacillus cereus	5 (15.2)	2 (40.0)	1 (20.0)	2 (40.0)
P. aeruginosa	3 (9.1)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	2 (66.7)
Klebsiella spp.	3 (9.1)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Enterobacter spp.	3 (9.1)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	2 (66.7)
Citrobacter spp.	2 (6.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)
Enterococcus spp.	1 (3.0)	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Total	33 (100.0)	10 (30.3)	6 (18.2)	17 (51.5)