Abstract: Microbial analysis of hands of fishermen at different stages from catching to selling point up to consumer level is important for assessing the quality of fish. Bacterial load of hands of fishermen collected from different fish markets of Bhopal was determined. Samples collected from Itwara and Bittan market contained considerably more bacteria than those collected from Piplani and Govindpura market. Besides, sample from close roofed markets contained more bacteria than from open market. The possible reason for this variation might be due to fact that the sunlight and washing of hands frequently after gutting of fish reduces the bacterial load. Among the different parts of fish body, maximum number of bacteria was found in scale and skin followed by gill, gut and muscle. High number of coliform bacteria was also found in the samples tested. Proper handling and precautions is important for maintaining the quality.
Keywords: Fishermen, Bacterial load, coliform, Handling.
Title: Microbiology of Hands of Fishermen from four major fish markets of Bhopal
Author: Sumer Hassan, T.A. Qureshi
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-3148 (online), ISSN2348-313X (Print)
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