Amal S. Al-Sheraa
Marine Science Center,
Basrah
Iraq
Research Article
Microbial Quality of three Imported Fresh Locally Produced Marine Fishes in Al-Faw City, Basrah, Iraq
Author(s): Amal S. Al-SheraaAmal S. Al-Sheraa
The present study was conducted to determine microbial quality have been measured in gills and gut tissues in three imported fishes samples obtained from trawl fishing boats in Al-Faw city, Basrah, Iraq. In this study, tissues samples were collected from 80 fish samples of three fresh marine fish species: silver pomfret Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788); Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) and Yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn,. 1782) were collected from trawl fishing boats of Al-Faw city during period from January 2017 to April 2017. Samples of three marine fish’s species were examined for the fecal coliforms. Level of fecal coliforms was higher on tissues samples of Pampus argenteus were total number of fecal coliform identified were in 18 samples (22.50%) and in Brachirus orientalis fecal colifo.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9546.1000531