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

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...

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Main Author: Sarah Hanisah, bt Mohd Zaifullizan
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
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description 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.
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spelling unimas-106612024-01-29T03:09:06Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10661/ Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division Sarah Hanisah, bt Mohd Zaifullizan SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling 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. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10661/1/Microbial%20Quality%20of%20Razor%20Clams%20%28Solen%20Spp.%29%20Sold%20By%20Vendors%20In%20The%20Kuching-Samarahan%20Division%20%2824pgs%29.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10661/8/Sarah%20Hanisah%20bt%20Mohd%20Zaifullizan%20%28fulltext%29.pdf 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 / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Sarah Hanisah, bt Mohd Zaifullizan
Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title_full Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title_fullStr Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title_full_unstemmed Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title_short Microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the Kuching Samarahan division
title_sort microbial quality of razor clams (solen spp.) sold by vendors in the kuching samarahan division
topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10661/
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