Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division

Sarah Hanisah, bt Mohd Zaifullizan (2015) Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Seafood-borne diseases have been increasingly recognized as a threat to human health. This is due to pathogenic bacteria that are present in the tissues of these seafood. The accumulation of pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium and Vibrio cholera O1 in seafood collected from natural sources and sold in retail may pose a serious threat to health if consumed. In this study, 18 razor clams (Solen spp.) samples were collected, all from vendors around the Kuching-Samarahan division. Bacteriological analysis, bacterial identification and biochemical tests were performed for all the isolates obtained from samples. Detection of virulence genes of E. coli O157:H7, S. typhimurium, and V. cholerae O1 were done through Polymerase Chain Reaction for isolates that showed positive results to biochemical tests. None of the isolates were detected positive for Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium and Vibrio cholera O1, indicating the absence of these three pathogenic organisms in samples of Solen spp. tested.

Item Type: Final Year Project Report
Additional Information: Project Report (B.Sc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2015.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, Vibrio cholera O1, Solen spp., virulence genes, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, undergraduate, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2016 06:39
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2024 03:09
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10661

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