Author(s)

Honoré Sourou Bankolé, Tossou Jacques Dougnon, Patrick Aléodjrodo Edorh, Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Magloire Legonou, Jean Robert Klotoé, Frédéric Loko

Interfaculty Center of Formation and Research in Environment for the Sustainable Development, Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Cotonou, Benin.
Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Ministry of Health, Cotonou, Benin.
Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, Research Laboratory in Applied Biology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.

This study has determined the portage of bacteria responsible for foodborne illness in the school canteen staff. 336 samples taken on the nose, mouth and hands were collected. Microbiological analyses were realized and several pathogenic bacterial strains were isolated from the vendors: Staphylococcus aureus (26/122), sulphite-reducing clostridia (14/122) and Escherichia coli (10/122). The food vendors in the school canteen may be the vectors of germs that cause food poisoning among young students.

Portage; Bacteria; Food; Escherichia coli; Disease

Sourou Bankolé, H. , Jacques Dougnon, T. , Aléodjrodo Edorh, P. , Victorien Dougnon, T. , Legonou, M. , Robert Klotoé, J. and Loko, F. (2012) Portage of Bacteria Responsible of Foodborne Illness in Scholarly Canteens (Republic of Benin). Advances in Microbiology, 2, 340-344. doi: 10.4236/aim.2012.23041.