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Abstract Fish have special importance from the nutritional standpoint being an excellent source of animal protein of suprior quality as well as the high content of phosphorus , vitamine A and sG many other nutrients , These consituents , in addition to the high moisture content make fish a highly perishable food and easly attacked by different microorganisms Fish is subjected to a great risk of contamination from different sources either from their aquatic en— vironment or afterwards So , this work was carried out to declare the occurrence of some food poisoning organisms which may be encountered in local fish and to reveal the effect of handling under prevailing condi—. tions on the microbial content of such organisms 150 samples of Tilapia nilotica , Mugil. cephalus and Clarias lazera ( the most commonly consumed fish in Egypt ) were divided into 2 groups 1— 75 samples of the 3 species (25 of each ) were collected from different markets and examined bacteriological.ly for detection of certain bacteria . |