Coliphages in fish and fishery environment
Coliphages in fish and fishery environment
Date
2001
Authors
Rao, B.M.
Surendran, P.K.
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Conference Papers & Proceedings
Abstract
Coliphages, the viruses that infect Escherichia coli, were frequently proposed as indicators to assess the quality of water. Their presence indicates not only the presence of pathogenic enteric bacteria but also enteroviruses. The present study was done with an objective to detect coliphages in fish and fishery environment. Coliphages were detected in a wide variety of samples viz., water from freshwater fish farm (2300 pfu/100ml), water from brackish water fish farm (300 pfu/100ml), water from brackish water prawn farm (5 pfu/100ml), farmed fresh water fish (240 pfu/g), marine fish (3500 pfu/g), shrimp (75 pfu/g) and lobster (240 pfu /g). Advantages of coliphage assay for hygiene and quality of fish are discussed.
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Keywords
Pathogenic bacteria, Escherichia coli, Indicator species, Pollution indicators, Viral diseases, Coliphages, fish, fishery environment
Citation
Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture 2001:1(1), 87-89