Microbiological quality of fresh water prawns (Macrobrachium spp) from the Volta river and its possible health implications.
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1990-03
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Ghana Medical Journal
Abstract
The microbiological profile of food for human
Consumption is as important as its nutritional
status A knowledge 0/ the resident microflora of
fresh Water prawns can help control and prevent
diseases of micro-biological origin. This paper
reports the microbiological quality of fresh water
prawns havested from the Volta River from 1988
to early 1989. The handling and processing
habits were also examined as a background information
for formulating improved processing
methods.
The bacterial species isolated from the river water
and the prawns were enteric non-spore forming
ones namely Aeromonas sobria, Enterobacter
aggIomerans, E. aerogenes, E. cloaca,
Citrobacter freundii, K1ebsiella pneumoniae,
Plesiomonas shigelloides, Serratia liquefaciens,
S. marinoruba, S. fonticola and Morganella
morgani. M. morgani and Pleisomonas shigelIoides
are being recorded for the first time in
freshwater prawns in Ghana. These are potentially
pathogenic microorganisms.
The public health implications of these finding
tilt discussed and further work suggested.
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microbiological profile, fresh water prawns, (Macrobrachium spp, Volta river