2016
DOI: 10.11648/j.fem.20160201.11
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Prevalence of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Fish and Shrimps obtained from Retail Fish Markets in & around Kolkata, India

Abstract: The work was aimed to study prevalence of Escherichia coli contamination in fish and shrimp sold in retail markets at Kolkata, India in different seasons. E. coli was identified by standard microbiological, biochemical tests, and further confirmed by 16S rRNA PCR.The faecal coliform loads in fish and shrimp samples were assessed. The bacterium was detected in 138(80.70%) samples out of 171 numbers of samples collected from different retail fish market in and around Kolkata. E.coli was detected in fish (65%) an… Show more

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“…Biofilm formation on food contact surfaces and the prevalence of virulent and MDR E. coli in it poses food safety issues in the seafood pre-processing plants. Even though the prevalence of E. coli in seafood from India has been previously reported (Dutta and Sengupta, 2016;Gupta et al, 2013), to the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first report of the isolation and risk assessment of the E. coli from biofilms associated with food contact surfaces in seafood pre-processing centers. E. coli strains entering the food processing environment either through contaminated food or through carriers handling seafood may survive on the premises by forming a biofilm on various surfaces.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 72%
“…Biofilm formation on food contact surfaces and the prevalence of virulent and MDR E. coli in it poses food safety issues in the seafood pre-processing plants. Even though the prevalence of E. coli in seafood from India has been previously reported (Dutta and Sengupta, 2016;Gupta et al, 2013), to the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first report of the isolation and risk assessment of the E. coli from biofilms associated with food contact surfaces in seafood pre-processing centers. E. coli strains entering the food processing environment either through contaminated food or through carriers handling seafood may survive on the premises by forming a biofilm on various surfaces.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 72%
“…(Table 3.2). The occurrence of E. coli in shrimp is expected since these organisms are present in the estuarine environment where contamination of faecal matter is commonly reported [13]. In this study, 58% samples of shrimp were contaminated with E. coli which is lower than E. coli load in shrimp imported to Switzerland (64%) [5], and shrimp from retail in Kolkata, India (85%) [13], but higher than shrimp from Tuticorin Coast, South-eastern India (10%) [19].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Presence of E. coli indicates poor hygiene and sanitary condition. Quality of seafood depends on the hygiene condition of the landing areas and the quality of water where the shrimp is farmed [13]. E. coli are not part of microflora in shrimp; therefore, the presence of E. coli might indicate a sign of faecal contamination from human or animal in the aquaculture environment and also crosscontamination that might occur during handling before it reaches the retail market and includes display time before it is bought by consumers [5].…”
Section: Identification Of Bacteriamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The percentages may indicate the probability of the presence of these bacteria in higher density in freshwater. High E. coli load like 80.70%, 46.6% and 80% was also found in India (Dutta, 2016), Kenya (Onyuka et al 2011), andSwitzerland (Boss et al, 2016), respectively. The prevalence of coliforms and fecal coliforms at higher ranges may indicate sewage contamination.…”
Section: Fig 4 Growth Of E Coli Colonies On Emb Agar Platementioning
confidence: 85%
“…A large group of the population involved in unhygienic sanitary practices mostly live beside the haor, baor, beel, pond, and river. Open defecation and inadequately treated or untreated domestic sewage disposal may contaminate these natural water bodies with several human pathogenic microbes (Dutta, 2016). In most cases, domestic local markets' surroundings remain soggy, filthy, and unhealthy (Begum et al, 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%