INCIDENCEOFENTEROBACTERIACEAEAMONGTILAPIAFISHSOLDIN COURTROADYANKIFIMARKET
Abstract
Itisevidentthatmembersofenterobacteriacaeareoneofthemostincriminated
bacterialfoodpoisoningcauses.SalmonellaserovarsandpathogenicE.colimaybe
responsibleformorethan15% ofreportedannualfoodpoisoningcases;andwith
increasingpriceofbeefandpoultrymeats,andconsumer’sfishmeatdesireand
demand.thisresearchwasconductedtospotlightonbacterialmicrofloraassociated
withfreshtilapiafish(Oreochromisniloticus)soldatcourtroadyankifi market,Kano,
Nigeria.sectionofgillsintestine,anusandskinof50 fish'ssamplewereanalysed
microbiologicallythesamplewerecollectedbyswabbingasepticallyovertheinestine,
anus,gillsandskinbystreakingonanutrientagarplate,wereisolatedandidentified.
The resultobtained from this studyshows the presence ofE.coli,Staph.aureus,
Klebsiellaand Salmonellella,themostdominantisolatestrainswere E.coliand
Staph.aureus,
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