Enumeration and Identification of Escherichia Coli, Salmonella and Vibrio Cholerae from Seafood in Utaewa Fishing Settlement, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Eze, V. C., Department of Microbiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, P.M.B.7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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Edward, K. C., Department of Microbiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, P.M.B.7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
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Akwang, I. E., Department of Microbiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, P.M.B.7267, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria.
The enumeration of Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Vibrio cholerae in seafood from Utaewa fishing settlement, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State was carried out. A total of 30 samples were collected. The media used were eosin methylene blue agar, Salmonella-Shigella agar, thiosulphate citrate bile-salt sucrose agar. The pour plate technique was used for the isolation of the microorganisms. The mean counts of Escherichia coli, Salmonella species and Vibrio cholerae for the fish gills, skin and intestine ranged from 6.28 ± 0.3Log10cfu/g to 6.56 ± 0.9Log10cfu/g; 5.90 ± 0.05Log10cfu/g to 6.38 ± 0.4Log10cfu/g and 6.60 ± 0.5Log10cfu/g to 6.62 ± 0.8Log10cfu/g respectively. The mean counts of Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Vibrio cholerae for the body and gut of the crab ranged from 6.08 ± 0.1Log10cfu/g to 6.49 ± 0.6 Log10cfu/g and 6.59 ± 0.3Log10cfu/g to 6.67 ± 0.5Log10cfu/g respectively. The mean counts of Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Vibrio cholerae for the periwinkle from locations 1, 2 and 3 ranged from 6.11 ± 0.2Log10cfu/g to 6.76 ± 0.7Log10cfu/g; 6.34 ± 0.1Log10cfu/g to 6.54 ± 0.3 Log10cfu/g and 0 ± 0.0Log10cfu/g to 6.40 ± 0.2Log10cfu/g respectively. This study shows that this seafood was grossly contaminated by these known pathogenic organisms and thus constitute potential public health hazard.
Isolation, Microbiological, Periwinkle, Microorganisms, Pollutants, Human Consumption, Crustaceans
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