DETECTION OF SALMONELLA SPECIES IN VISCERA OF CARP FISH

Abstract
Fish are one of the major sources of food for humans worldwide. This study involved isolation of genus Salmonella from
fish bowels. Salmonella considered the main pathogen that could affect fish. To determine the proportion of genus Salmonella
in carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) internal organs. The analysis was performed on fresh fish purchased from vendors in Baghdad
city (Iraq) and the source of the docks owned between the period May to June 2015, in which, 50 bowel samples were tested.
Results revealed that Salmonella was isolated at 40% through culturing on Salmonella-Shigella agar (SS agar), gram stain
and a set of biochemical tests. To sum up, Salmonella is a serious food poisoning pathogen than can threaten public
consumers in Iraq.
Key words : Salmonella, fish viscera, meat pathogen, fresh fish

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watheq mohammed

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