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March 7, 2026Open Access

Determination And Comprehensive Evaluation Of Microbial Load On Smoked Fish Sold In Owerri Metropolis Markets

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ECEtus Patrick Chimuanya

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Overview

Assessment reveals high microbial load in smoked fish, indicating significant safety issues for consumers.

Key Points

  • The research aims to evaluate the microbiological quality and safety of smoked fish sold in Owerri markets.
  • Collected smoked fish samples from vendors in two major markets.
  • Transported samples under aseptic conditions for laboratory analysis.
  • Used standard bacteriological and fungal culture media for microbial assessment.
  • Identified and quantified microbial species present in the samples.
  • Average bacterial counts ranged from 3.1 × 10⁶ to 6.8 × 10⁶ cfu/g.
  • Average fungal counts ranged from 0.0 to 0.3 × 10⁶ cfu/g.
  • Four bacterial species (including Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli) and three fungal species were identified.
  • High microbial levels linked to poor handling practices and inadequate hygiene.

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Etus Patrick Chimuanya (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc1f65af8044f7a4eb28ahttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18875110
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