Abstract: Bacterial flora of freshwater fishes from four fish markets of Bhopal was accessed. The skin, gills, muscles and intestine of Channa punctatus, Channa striatus, Clarias batrachus, Xenentodon cancila, Mystus cavasius, Labeo rohita, Labeo gonius, Hilsa toli, Chanda nama and Puntius sarana were examined. As a result of investigation five different species of bacteria namely Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas fluorescence, Salmonella, Shigella, Streptococcus and Staphylococcus were isolated and identified, the public health and economic significance were discussed.
Keywords: Micro-organisms, freshwater fishes, public health, economic significance.
Title: THE BACTERIAL FLORA OF FRESHWATER FISHES FROM FOUR MARKETS OF BHOPAL
Author: Sumer Hassan, T.A.Qureshi
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-3148 (online), ISSN 2348-313X (Print)
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