Bacterial microflora associated with cephalopods from southwest coast of India
Bacterial microflora associated with cephalopods from southwest coast of India
Date
2010
Authors
Lalitha, K.V.
Thampuran, N.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)
Abstract
Cephalopods are believed to be a major and largely untapped source
of marine protein. While groundfish landings have remained fairly stable
or declined over the past three decades, the cephalopod world catch has
increased substantially (Caddy and Rodhouse, 1998), reaching 3.78 million
tin 2004 (FAQ, 2006). Squid is by far the major cephalopod species (67%)
produced worldwide, but octopus (9.5%) and cuttlefish (16%) are
becoming increasingly important (FAQ, 2003). Of the species that are
explored world-wide roughly 41% belong to the genera Loligo, Sepia or
Octopus, which are predominantly found on the continental shelf (Guerra,
1996). The consumption of cephalopods has recently increased in
countries that were not traditionally cephalopod consumers, mainly as
chilled and frozen ready meals (Barbosa and Vaz-Pires, 2004). Squid
consumption is limited in large parts of the world, especially in North
America and northern Europe. On the other hand, considerable amounts
of squid are consumed in east and south-east Asia. General handling,
processing, preservation and product properties of cephalopods, mainly
based on squid which is the major cephalopod species produced, were
published by Kreuzer (1984). The microbiology of fresh and spoiling fish
has been extensively studied, as reviewed by Liston (1980) and Gram
and Huss (1996), but qualitative microbiological data on cephalopods are
scarce as autolytic changes are believed to be the main reason for
deteriorating sensory quality (LeBlanc and Gill, 1984).
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Keywords
Bacterial microflora, marine protein, aquatic bacteria, fish flora, squid
Citation
Proceedings of the National Seminar on Conservation and Sustainability of Coastal Living Resources of India, 1-3 December 2009, Cochin, ed.by Meenakumari, B. et.al 581-591