Bacterial microflora associated with farmed freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) and the aquaculture environment
Bacterial microflora associated with farmed freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) and the aquaculture environment
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与养殖淡水虾罗氏沼虾(德曼)相关的细菌微生物区系和水产养殖环境
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01039.x
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
P. K. Surendran
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作者:
K. V. Lalitha;P. K. Surendran
The initial counts of bacteria associated with farmed giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man) as well as with the water and sediment from two farms located at Kottayam district in Kerala (India) were determined. A total of 367 randomly selected isolates were characterized and identified. Prawn samples yielded mean microbiological counts of 4.92 log CFU g−1 of shell with muscle and 7.78 log CFU g−1 of intestine at 30°C. Bacterial numbers in the intestine of prawn were much higher than those in the pond water. Motile and non-motile aerobic Gram-negative bacteria together with Enterobacteriaceae accounted for 60–70% of the mesophiles isolated from water and prawn. However, the microorganisms isolated in significant numbers from shell with muscle and intestine of prawn were not recovered from the growing waters. Among Gram-positive bacteria, Micrococcus, Bacillus, coryneforms, and Arthrobacter were found. Faecal coliforms and enterococci were found in significant numbers in M. rosenbergii. The rearing practices such as feeding and pond fertilization could have influenced the microflora in prawn. The commensal microflora of freshwater prawn included opportunistic pathogens such as Aeromonas spp. and Streptococcus spp. Storage of prawn at elevated temperatures can permit their survival and growth leading to quality loss. Care should be exercised during handling and processing to prevent contamination of edible meat.