International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 7 1 2018 01 10 Bacteriological quality of food in Arba Minch University, Abaya campus student’s cafeteria 6 14 EN Sanchita Kar 1 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Md. Nuruddin Mahmud 2 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Kamrun Nahar Islam 3 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Mohammad Seraj Uddin 4 Department of Microbiology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh Sileshi Shiferaw 1 Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, P.O. Box 21, Ethiopia > Research Paper 2017 10 16 2018 01 10 A food which is made in university can be vehicle for food -borne diseases and food poisoning if it is not handled properly. In this study the microbiological quality of foods (rice, shuro, miser, cabbage and meat) was assessed, in Arba Minch University Abaya campus. A total of thirty food samples were collected from the campus student’s cafeteria. The result obtained revealed that the mean bacterial count from the total sample was 30056 cfu/ml on Cabbage, 24278 cfu/ml on suro, 22945 cfu/ml on miser, 31833 cfu/ml on meat and 2778 cfu/ml on rice. There was a significant difference of microbial load between the food samples. The food samples which are found in the student’s cafeteria have both gram negative and positive bacteria. This study recommended that food handlers should ensure strict personal hygiene and that of environment, and general sanitary condition of the cafeteria should be improved and maintained. Copyright@ International Science Community Association