Microbial Assessment Of Tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) Sold In Umuahia, Nigeria:- Osuchukwu chibuike c.
ABSTRACT
The project work
conducted microbial assessments of fresh tomato fruit sold in Umuahia. Nine
fresh tomato fruit samples (three sample from each of the three studied
markets) were analysised for microbial load and Flora. Obtained results show
mean bacteria load of 5.70×106 cfu/g and fungi load of 1.19×104cfu/g
with ranges of 3.13×106cfu/g to 1.17×107cfu/g and 7.0×103cfu/g
to1.57×104cfu/g respectively. The bacteria Flora shows the presence
of disease species of bacteria and fungi including Staphylococcus, Bacillus,
pseudomonas, lactobacillus, E. Coli, Enterobacter, and Proteus as well Aspergillus,
Penicillium, Fusarium, Rhizomes and Yeast. There were variations in
the relative occurrence of the bacteria and fungi isolates. Staphylococcus
and Bacillus had the highest occurrence of 100% and 55% respectively
while E.coli and Enterobacter had the lowest occurrence of 22.2%
each. Similarly, Asparagus and Yeast
recorded the highest occurrence of 66.7% in the four fomites. While
Rhizomes, Fusarium and Penicillium recorded the lowest of 22.2%
each. It was observed that the microbial load and Flora of the fresh tomato
indicate high level of contamination possible from source which include the
environment, used materials and poor personal hygiene of handlers.
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OSUCHUKWU, C (2025). Microbial Assessment Of Tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) Sold In Umuahia, Nigeria:- Osuchukwu chibuike c.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Apr 22, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-assessment-of-tomatoes-lycopersiconesculentum-sold-in-umuahia-nigeria-osuchukwu-chibuike-c-7-2
C., OSUCHUKWU. "Microbial Assessment Of Tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) Sold In Umuahia, Nigeria:- Osuchukwu chibuike c." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Apr. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-assessment-of-tomatoes-lycopersiconesculentum-sold-in-umuahia-nigeria-osuchukwu-chibuike-c-7-2. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
C., OSUCHUKWU. "Microbial Assessment Of Tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) Sold In Umuahia, Nigeria:- Osuchukwu chibuike c.". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 11 Apr. 2025. Web. 22 Apr. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-assessment-of-tomatoes-lycopersiconesculentum-sold-in-umuahia-nigeria-osuchukwu-chibuike-c-7-2 >.
C., OSUCHUKWU. "Microbial Assessment Of Tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) Sold In Umuahia, Nigeria:- Osuchukwu chibuike c." Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 22 Apr. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-assessment-of-tomatoes-lycopersiconesculentum-sold-in-umuahia-nigeria-osuchukwu-chibuike-c-7-2