ABSTRACT
A study was
conducted on microbial quality of smoked tilapia and mackerel sold in Umudike.
A total of twenty samples were bought from the markets. These were analyzed
microbiologically for total heterotrophic bacteria and fungi on Nutrient and
Saboroud dextrose agar respectively using spread plate method. The mean viable
results from the analysis showed high microbial contamination in all the
samples. The mean result of viable heterotrophic bacteria and fungi counts
showed no significant differences (p>O.OS). Isolated microorganisms include:
Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sp, Pseudoinonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus sp,
Escherichia. coli, Aspergillus .sp, Penciturn 5p, and Fusariurn .sp. This
result of this work has proven that bacteria and fungi are responsible for the
contamination of smoked fish. Most of the isolated organisms are probably
contaminants after the smoking operation and they are mostly spoilage
organisms.
EGBUNIKE, I (2021). Microbial Quality Of Smoked Tilapia And Mackerel Fish Sold In Umudike . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-tilapia-and-mackerel-fish-sold-in-umudike-7-2
IFEOMA, EGBUNIKE. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Tilapia And Mackerel Fish Sold In Umudike " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-tilapia-and-mackerel-fish-sold-in-umudike-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
IFEOMA, EGBUNIKE. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Tilapia And Mackerel Fish Sold In Umudike ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Aug. 2021. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-tilapia-and-mackerel-fish-sold-in-umudike-7-2 >.
IFEOMA, EGBUNIKE. "Microbial Quality Of Smoked Tilapia And Mackerel Fish Sold In Umudike " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-quality-of-smoked-tilapia-and-mackerel-fish-sold-in-umudike-7-2