Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Umuahia Main Market
ABSTRACT
This research work was carried out to evaluate
the degree of contamination of salad vegetables sold in Umuahia main market.
Six Samples of salad vegetables (Cabbage. Carrot. Cucumber. Onions. Green peas
and Green beans) were analyzed. The total viable counts ranged from 2.3Sx I 0~
to 9.S0x 10 5 Cfu/ml with highest incidence seen in cabbage and onions sold by
vendor A. 86.66% of cabbage samples were contaminated. with the least incidence
seen in green bean (33.33%).Six bacteria and live fungi were isolated. The
isolates were; Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aesuginosa,
Bacillus sp, Enterobacter sp and Proteus sp. And the fungi isolates were
Aspergillus sp. Y'east, Cladosporium sp. Penicillium sp, and /Rhizopus sp.
These results indicates that street vended salad vegetables where contaminated
to an extent. therefore needs vigorous washing with safe running water before
consuming lo avoid food borne disease associated with consumption of
contaminated food.
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JIMMY, J (2023). Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Umuahia Main Market. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 26, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-7-2
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JIMMY, JIMMY. "Evaluation Of The Degree Of Contamination Of Salad Vegetables Sold In Umuahia Main Market" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 26 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-degree-of-contamination-of-salad-vegetables-sold-in-umuahia-main-market-7-2