Prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms in two commercially important marine fishes of Nizampatnam, East coast of India

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 4 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : KoteswaraRao V, YedukondalaRao P, JJ Babu Geddam, Naveen Kumar R, Bala Naveen Kannegalla, Premchand K, Prasad Undrajavarapu

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I2P104

How to Cite?

KoteswaraRao V, YedukondalaRao P, JJ Babu Geddam, Naveen Kumar R, Bala Naveen Kannegalla, Premchand K, Prasad Undrajavarapu, "Prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms in two commercially important marine fishes of Nizampatnam, East coast of India," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4,  no. 2, pp. 22-24, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I2P104

Abstract:

The present study was under taken on microbiological quality of two commercially important marine fishes Upeneusvittatus and Sphyraenaflavicauda collected from nizampatnam, east coast of India. The skin, meat, intestine and gills of two fishes were analyzed for total bacterial count (TBC), Escherichia coli, Total fecal coliform (TFC), Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., yeast and moulds count and vibrio spp. Isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria was done according to US-FDA bacteriological analytical manual. The result of the study shows that pathogenic bacteria were found in both fishes. The load of Vibrio spp. (4.2-4.6 log) and E. coli (4.3 log) were high when compared to other pathogenic bacteria. The fish samples found to contain high pathogenic bacterial load and necessary action should be taken to control the pathogenic microorganisms in these fishes before marketed.

Keywords:

Upeneusvittatus, Sphyraenaflavicauda, microbial quality, TBC, TFCC, US-FDA, nizampatnam

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