Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Um Uaiiia Main Market.
ABSTRACT
This research work was
carried out to evaluate the degree of contamination of salad vegetables sold in
Umuahia main market. Six Samples of salad vegetables (Cabbage. Carrot,
Cucumber, Onions. Green peas and Green beans) were analyzed. The total viable
counts ranged from 2.35x IO° to 9.50xl05 Cfu/1111 wilh highcsl incidence seen
in cabbage and onions sold by vendor A. 86.66% of cabbage samples were
contaminated, with the least incidence seen in green beam (33.33%).Six bacteria
and five fungi were isolated. The isolates were; Swpltylococcm aureus.
Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aesuginosa, Bacillus sp, Enterobacter sp and
Proteus sp. And the fungi isolates were Aspergillus sp, Yeast, Cladosporiuu sp,
Penicillium sp, and Rhizopus sp. These results indicates that street vended
salad vegetables where contaminated to an extent. therefore needs vigorous
washing with safe running water before consuming to avoid food borne disease
associated with consumption of contaminated food
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JIMMY, J (2022). Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Um Uaiiia Main Market.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 14, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-um-uaiiia-main-market-7-2
JIMMY, JIMMY. "Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Um Uaiiia Main Market." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 05 Dec. 2022, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-um-uaiiia-main-market-7-2. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
JIMMY, JIMMY. "Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Um Uaiiia Main Market.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 05 Dec. 2022. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-um-uaiiia-main-market-7-2 >.
JIMMY, JIMMY. "Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Um Uaiiia Main Market." Mouau.afribary.org (2022). Accessed 14 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-um-uaiiia-main-market-7-2