Microbiology of some fish and shellfish inlocal markets and its relation to public health

Summary:- Since fish and shellfish are subjected to the risk ofcontamination with various pathogens Rither during theirpresenoe in their aquatio environments or afetr being harvestedfor marketing , this work was done to assess sanitary oonditionsof Tilapia nilotioa , Mugil cephalus , Sardine , Bivalvia andPrawn caught from Natural sources , Fresh , Brachish andMarine water •Samples of Tilapia nilotioa ,Mugil cephalus , Sardine ,Bivalvia and Prawn oolleotad ( 20 of each ) from differentmarkets were examined bacteriologioallyIncidence of the isolates were as follows :-Sample+ve sample -OrganismColiformEnterococoi V.P. S. aureus Salm.Tilapia nilotica 18 11 10 20 2:,1ug11 oephalus 20 5 11 16 2Sa.rdine 15 5 11 10BivalT!a 20 18 13 2020 19 15 6Total9358 60 72 4& V.P. = Vibrio parahaemolytiousSalm.= Salmonellae