While
eggs are highly nutritious for humans, they are also nutritious for other
living organisms, namely bacteria. Just as the yolk provides nutrients to a
growing embryo, it is also a nutritional resource for bacterial organisms when
they cross the shell and membrane. Additionally, bacteria are often able to
survive on the shell and membranes of chicken eggs. Although survival is more
difficult in the Albumin (likely due to its alkali nature and the presence of
lysozyme), there have been cases of bacterial colonization. Once bacteria find
a stable environment, they are able to divide and colonize. Human consumption
of such tissue is closely correlated to the instance of food poisoning. In
fact, consumption of contaminated eggs is one of the leading causes of
foodborne illness in the United States. According to the Physician’s Committee
for Responsible Medicine, the CDC estimates approximately 1,200,000 yearly
cases of illness due to Salmonella
typhimurium (a bacterium commonly found in raw chicken eggs), with various
symptoms ranging from a mild, upset stomach to sepsis and death. An outbreak of
salmonellosis from egg shells in 2010 affected more than 2,000 people in at
least five states CDC.
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chicken eggs in trays |
GROUP MEMBERS
S/N
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NAMES
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REG NO
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1.
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DAUDI, MERULI
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FST/E/2014/0068
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2.
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CHAHE ANGELINA
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FST/D/2014/0028
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3.
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CLEMENCE LILIAN S
|
FST/D/2014/0085
|
4.
|
CHINGILILE CLARA
|
FST/D/2014/0043
|