MEBIN- Title
- Assessment of safety of oysters (crassostrea madrasensis) harvested from Gang...
- Abstract
The microbiological and chemical quality of the harvested oysters and the surrounding water was tested using standard techniques for enumeration of the indicator organisms, pathogenic microorganism and heavy metals. Oyster samples (n=34) contained Aerobic Plate Count (APC) in the range of 3.0 x 103 to 4.6 x105 cfu/g. In oyster, Faecal coliforms varied between not detected (ND) to 110 MPN/g whereas Escherichia coli ranged from ND to 90 MPN/g. Salmonella spp. and Vibrio cholerae was absent i...
- Publication Date
- July 19, 2017, 12:13 a.m.
- Keywords
- Bivalve , Crassosatrea madrasensis , Resource Survey , Mollusc
- Category
- Resources Survey
- environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
- Regions
- M 2 , M 3
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Sujeewa Ariyawansa, Pavitra Ginigaddarage Kolitha Jinadasa,Kumudu Hettiarachchi,Palitha Kithsiri,Assesment of safety of oyster (Crassostrea madrasensis) har...
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