Abstract:The prevalence of the pathogenic bacteria, Salmonella sp. Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, total conforms, faecal coliforrns and Escherichia coli in cultured shrimp, pond sediments, water and the pelleted feed were analysed. Raw frozen shrimps were also analysed for total plate count, coliforms, faecal coliforms, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae.In shrimp, water and sediments the total coliform counts were <3- 93 MPN/g, 0-45 MPN/100m1 and 3.6-9… Show more
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