Microbial Quality Of Ready-To-Eat African Salad ..........
ABSTRACT
The
microbiological quality of African salad a special salad recipe native to
Nigeria was investigated in order to provide the microbial quality of this
exotic delicacy samples were purchased from five food vending sites which serve
as the major business and residential area in Ikwuano L.G.A Umuahia. The
predominant bacterial isolates from African salad belong to Bacillus spp,
Staphylococcus spp, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp and Serratia spp. The
fungal isolate included Fusarium spp, Rhizopus spp, Penicillium spp. and
Aspergillus spp. The mean total viable plate count ranged from 2.73x107to
9.63x107, coliform count range from 2.81x105 to 8.15x106and fungal count range
from 1.97x106to 6.4x107. In conclusion. the microbial quality of ready-to-eat
African salad is based mainly on the hygiene Level of the food vendors
preparing it.
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IJEOMA, NWAOGWUGWU. "Microbial Quality Of Ready-To-Eat African Salad .........." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-ready-to-eat-african-salad-7-2