MEBIN- Title
- A-0005 : Assessment of Safety of Oysters (Crassostrea Madrasensis) harvested ...
- 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 coliranged from ND to 90 MPN/g. Salmonella spp. and Vibrio cholerae was absent i...
- Publication Date
- July 30, 2017, 11:23 p.m.
- Keywords
- Faecal coliforms , Faecal streptococci , E.coli , Vibrio parahaemolyticus , Vibrio cholerae , Microbiological Quality , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat , Salmonella spp. , Aerobic plate count , Total coliforms
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 2
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Sujeewa Ariyawansa, Pavithra Ginigaddarage, Kolitha Jinadasa, Kumudu Hettiarachchi and Palitha Kithsiri (2015). Assessment of safety of oysters (Crassostrea ...
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