The Microbial Contamination of Ready-To-Eat Vended Fruits in Abakpa Main Market, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 6
Abstract
The microbial contamination of ready-to-eat vended fruits in Abakpa Main market, Abakaliki was examined using standard microbiological methods. A total of thirty (17) samples of vended fruits were screened for total bacterial and fungal count. From examination five (5) bacterial species were isolated namely: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella sp, Shigella sp and Pseudomonas sp while one (1) fungal species, Mucor sp, was isolated from the vended fruit samples. The total aerobic plate count ranged from 3.5×105 -1.03×106 CFU ml-1 with tiger nuts having the highest count and cucumber having the lowest count. The total fungal count ranges from 1.1×105 - 1.42×106 CFU ml-1 with carrot having the highest count and pineapple (sliced) having the lowest count apart from tiger nuts that had no significant growth. The isolated organisms from the vended fruits showed that contamination occurred due to poor hygiene and environmental factors like contaminated air. Therefore adequate tutorials on sanitary practices on both individuals and environment should be encouraged by concerned government officials to reduce the level of contamination in vended fruits
Authors and Affiliations
1Orji Jerry Okechukwu,, Orinya Chinedu I, 1Okonkwo Eucharia O, Uzoh Chukwuma V, Ekuma Uchechukwu O, Ibiam Gideon Ama, 4Onuh Euslar N
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