M
Maitshwarelo Ignatius Matsheka
Researcher at University of Botswana
Publications - 8
Citations - 154
Maitshwarelo Ignatius Matsheka is an academic researcher from University of Botswana. The author has contributed to research in topics: Drug resistance & Raw meat. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 126 citations.
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Enterotoxigenic and antibiotic resistance determination of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from food handlers in Gaborone, Botswana.
TL;DR: To reduce the Staphylococcus carriage rate among food handlers, training coupled with a commitment to high standards of personal and environmental hygiene is recommended.
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Phylogenetic analyses and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Campylobacter spp. from diarrhoeal patients and chickens in Botswana.
Stefan P. W. de Vries,Moses Vurayai,Mark A. Holmes,Srishti Gupta,Michael D. Bateman,David M. Goldfarb,David M. Goldfarb,Duncan J. Maskell,Maitshwarelo Ignatius Matsheka,Andrew J. Grant +9 more
TL;DR: Insight is provided into Campylobacter spp.
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Detection and quantification of biogenic amines in fermented food products sold in Botswana.
TL;DR: Overall, the biogenic amine concentrations of all three fermented products were within acceptable limits, however, one sorghum brew sample had a histamine content above the 5.0 mg/100 g allowable limit suggested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from a variety of raw meat sausages in Gaborone (Botswana) retail stores.
Ronald Gaelekolwe Samaxa,Maitshwarelo Ignatius Matsheka,Sununguko Wata Mpoloka,Berhanu A. Gashe +3 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that raw sausages pose a risk of transmitting multidrug-resistant Salmonella isolates to consumers as well as conventional culture method results were in full concordance with those of the conventionalculture method for the detection of Salmonellae.
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Biogenic amine producing bacteria associated with three different commercially fermented beverages in Botswana
TL;DR: It was concluded that sour maize beverage was the safest fermented food product in terms of the microbial quality and presence of biogenic amine producing bacteria.