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A bacteriological profile of salad vegetables in Bangladesh with special reference to coliforms
Author(s) -
Khan M.R.,
Saha M.L.,
Kibria A.H.M.G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1992.tb00655.x
Subject(s) - enterobacter , serratia , shigella , acinetobacter , klebsiella , biology , food science , lactose , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , salmonella , escherichia coli , pseudomonas , bacteria , veterinary medicine , medicine , antibiotics , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Salad vegetables are often consumed fresh and thus can act as effective media for the transmission of associated pathogens. Fresh samples of cucumber, carrot and lettuce were collected from different markets in Dhaka metropolitan city, Bangladesh. Bacterial loads were found to be 7·1 times 10 4 to 6·34 times 10 8 colony forming unit (cfu)/100 g. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter , and Serratia were amongst the coliforms (lactose fermenters) while Pseudomonas, Shigella and Acinetobacter were non‐lactose fermenters associated with the samples.