The Incidence of Salmonellosis In Rats and Mice in Zagazig (Zagazig Surroundings) With Reference To The Bacterial Flora of The Intestine In Rats and Mice

250 rats and lOO mice were trapped from different districts of zagazig and zagazig surroundings, typed and~xamined bacteriolOgicallY for tbe presence of salmonella. ~ salmonella were isolated from rats aod mice int be folloW ing percentages: 2% ano 3%, res pec t i v elY • Sbigella groUP was alSO isolated from rats 2.4% and frommice 2%. 3- Tbe followiog groUpS were isolated from rats and mice; EScberichia, Oitrobacter, and proteus. Klebsiella and providencia were only isolated from rats but not frol§..1J#..@1.mice. 4- Beside the isolated members of the family Enterobactericeae, pseudomonas aeruginosa and yeast were isolated from botb rats and mice. 5- from the publiC health point of view, the importaeof infected rats and mice as a reservoir of infection oj food poisoning in man cannot be over looked.