Microbial Quality Of Already Prepared Fruit Salad Sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State
ABSTRACT
An analysis of the microbial quality of fruit
salad sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis was carried out in this research work.
Fifteen samples of already prepared fruit salad was examined, six bacterial
genera and four fungal genera were isolated and identified. The bacterial genera
isolated were Bacillus spp, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas spp, Escherichia
coli, Streptococcus spp, Alcaligenes spp. The fungal isolates were Aspergil/us
spp, Penicillium spp, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Fusarium spp. The total . .
bacterial count was in the range of 1.40 x 10 to 2.70 x 10° cfu/g with sample
12 showing the highest count and sample 1 showing the lowest count. The total
faecal coliform count • I • I was in the range of 0.33 x 10 to 4.66 x 10°
cfu/g. Bacillus spp, Staphycoccus aureus and Aspergillus spp had a 100%
occurrence while Streptococcus spp had the lowest percentage of 26.67% among
the bacteria and Fusarium, spp (53.33%) among the fungi. Proper sanitation
practice and use of clean utensils are recommended in order to avoid risks associated
with the consumption of fruits
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ELIZABETH, E (2022). Microbial Quality Of Already Prepared Fruit Salad Sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-already-prepared-fruit-salad-sold-in-port-harcourt-metropolis-rivers-state-7-2
EMEM, ELIZABETH. "Microbial Quality Of Already Prepared Fruit Salad Sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Dec. 2022, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-already-prepared-fruit-salad-sold-in-port-harcourt-metropolis-rivers-state-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
EMEM, ELIZABETH. "Microbial Quality Of Already Prepared Fruit Salad Sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Dec. 2022. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-already-prepared-fruit-salad-sold-in-port-harcourt-metropolis-rivers-state-7-2 >.
EMEM, ELIZABETH. "Microbial Quality Of Already Prepared Fruit Salad Sold in Port-Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State" Mouau.afribary.org (2022). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-already-prepared-fruit-salad-sold-in-port-harcourt-metropolis-rivers-state-7-2