Microbial Quality Of Hawked Sliced Tapioca Sold In Umuahia Metropolis
ABSTRACT
The microbiological quality of
tapioca was investigated in this work. Five different samples were collected
from live different hawkers in Umuahia metropolis comprising of Ohuhu,
Umuopara, lbeku, tJbakala and Olokoro. The samples were inoculated using pour
plate technique by serially diluting the samples. The media used include
Nutrient Agar, Mannitol salt agar, Deoxycholate citrate agar, Sabouraud
dextrose agar and MacConkey agar. The following microorganisms were isolated
from the tapioca samples Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus species, Etherichia
coli and Saccham,nycc.s' ccrevisiae. Staphylococcus aureus was the most
prevalent with 100% prevalence. It was discovered that the personnel handling
the food, the surrounding environment like stream where they washed the tapioca
and the hawking pans were the source of micro organisms to the tapioca. It was
concluded and recommended that personal and environmental hygiene were the
necessary Factors to improve the safety of commercially prepared foods like
tapioca.
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NWOKORIE, C (2021). Microbial Quality Of Hawked Sliced Tapioca Sold In Umuahia Metropolis. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-hawked-sliced-tapioca-sold-in-umuahia-metropolis-7-2
CHIKAODINAKA, NWOKORIE. "Microbial Quality Of Hawked Sliced Tapioca Sold In Umuahia Metropolis" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 03 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-hawked-sliced-tapioca-sold-in-umuahia-metropolis-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
CHIKAODINAKA, NWOKORIE. "Microbial Quality Of Hawked Sliced Tapioca Sold In Umuahia Metropolis". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 03 Aug. 2021. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-hawked-sliced-tapioca-sold-in-umuahia-metropolis-7-2 >.
CHIKAODINAKA, NWOKORIE. "Microbial Quality Of Hawked Sliced Tapioca Sold In Umuahia Metropolis" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-hawked-sliced-tapioca-sold-in-umuahia-metropolis-7-2