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Incidence of human pathogenic bacteria in shrimp feeds - a study from India

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  • Raghavan, R.P.

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The incidence of various human pathogenic bacteria in commercially available and home-made shrimp feeds used on some farms in India was analyzed. The Total Heterotrophic Bacteria in the commercial feed samples ranged between 103û105 cfu g-1 and those in the farm-made feeds between 106-107 cfu g-1. No bacteria of significance to human health were found to be associated with any of the commercial feed samples analyzed, while farm-made feeds analyzed during the study showed a high incidence of various human pathogens such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Possible modes of contamination in feeds and ways to prevent them are discussed.

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  • Raghavan, R.P., 2003. "Incidence of human pathogenic bacteria in shrimp feeds - a study from India," Naga, The WorldFish Center, vol. 26(2), pages 22-24.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfi:wfnaga:36167
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    Keywords

    Shrimp culture; Pathogenic bacteria; Feed; Human food; Public health; India; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio cholerae; Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus;
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    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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