Microbial Quality Of Smoked Fish Sold In Umuahia Main Market, Abia State.
ABSTRACT
The microbiology of the gill, head
and body parts of two fish species (Mackerel and Scumbier) were analyzed using
standard microbiology methods. The total viable count for heterotrophic
bacteria ranged from 1.3x104— 2.0x104CFU/MIL, while the total viable count for
coliform bacteria ranged from 1.1 xl O — 1. 5x1 4 CFU/ML. Bacteria species
isolated were Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerugonosa, Bacillus cereus,
and Escherichia coli, while the firngi isolates were Aspergillus niger,
Rhizopus stolonfer, Fusarium solani, Mucor hiemalis, and Penicillium notatum.
There was high aerobic plate count detection bacteria and also presence cf food
borne pathogens in the samples.
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AHANTHU, B (2021). Microbial Quality Of Smoked Fish Sold In Umuahia Main Market, Abia State. . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-fish-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-abia-state-7-2
BLESSING, AHANTHU. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Fish Sold In Umuahia Main Market, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 14 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-fish-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
BLESSING, AHANTHU. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Fish Sold In Umuahia Main Market, Abia State. ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 14 Jul. 2021. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-fish-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-abia-state-7-2 >.
BLESSING, AHANTHU. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Fish Sold In Umuahia Main Market, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-fish-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-abia-state-7-2