eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Microbiological Research 2328-4137 2024-04-24 12 2 13 17 10.12691/ajmr-12-2-1 AJMR20241221 article Soumahoro Souleymane author1souleysoum@yahoo.fr 1 Kouame Maimouna Liliane 1 Gu¨¦d¨¦ Seri Serge 1 Tour¨¦ Abdoulaye 2 Soro Yad¨¦ R¨¦n¨¦ 3 Agropastoral Management Institute, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, Korhogo, C?te d¡¯Ivoire Faculty of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, Korhogo, C?te d¡¯Ivoire Faculty of Biosciences, F¨¦lix Houphou?t-Boigny University, Abidjan, C?te d¡¯Ivoire The aim of this study is to make assessment of the hygienic and sanitary qualities of the raw and pasteurized milk sold by dairy of korhogo. To do this, 250 ml of raw and pasteurized milk were aseptically sampled from this dairy. The analyzes were targeted on hygiene quality indicator germs (Total Mesophilic Aerobic Flora, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, yeasts and molds) and pathogenic germs (Staphylococcus aureus and Samonella). Raw milk was loaded with mesophilic aerobic flora (3.16×105 CFU/ml), total coliforms (1.20×104 CFU/ml), faecal coliforms (8.103 CFU/ml), Staphylococcus aureus (1.56×104 CFU/ml) and yeasts and moulds (2.27×104 CFU/ml). Its hygienic and sanitary qualities were unsatisfactory. No salmonella colonies have been counted there. Pasteurized milk was also loaded with mesophilic aerobic flora (1.05×105 CFU/ml), total coliforms (5.88×103 CFU/ml) and fecal coliforms (8.73×102 CFU/ml). On the other hand, no colonies of Staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, yeasts or moulds were found in pasteurized milk. Its hygienic quality was unsatisfactory, but its sanitary quality was satisfactory. These results suggest that raw milk represents a health risk for consumers. In addition, it appears necessary to limit hygienic-fecal contamination of raw milk in order to obtain pasteurized milk of good hygienic quality. https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/12/2/1/ajmr-12-2-1.pdf korhogo raw milk pasteurized milk hygienic quality sanitary quality