Changes in the microbial population during storage of the smoked fish, Amhlypharyngodon mola of Manipur


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Authors

  • H Lilabati Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India
  • W Viswanath Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India

Abstract

Changes in the total plate counts of bacteria (TPC), fungi (TFC), coliform and
pathogenic bacteria viz, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus and
faecal Streptococci, and the fungal flora during storage of smokeA Amhlypharyngodon
mola were studied. There was a strong relationship between the microbial counts
and meteorological data during the storage. In the samples of monsoon, summer
and winter, fungal colonies were visible respectively on the 75th, 90th and 105th
day. TFC was highest in monsoon season. In all the seasons, coliform,
Staphylococcus aureus and faecal Streptococci were detected in the beginning of
the storage, which gradually reduced and vanished. The seasons in which coliforms
appeared for the longest duration was summer (15 days). Staphylococcus aureus,
monsoon (45 days), faecal Streptococci, winter (60 days.) E. coli. and Salmonella
were not detected in all the seasons. Aspergillus niger, Penicillium funiculosum,
Trichoderma longibranchiatum and Aspergillus flavipes were dominant in
monsoon; A. niger, Penicillium funiculosum and Cladosporium cladosporoids in
winter and A. niger, A. repens and A. flavipes in summer. Of all the seasons, storage
life was shortest in monsoon.

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Author Biographies

  • H Lilabati, Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India
    Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University,
    Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India
  • W Viswanath, Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University, Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India
    Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University,
    Canchipur- 795 003, Manipur, India

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Vol. 47 No. 4 (2000)

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Lilabati, H., & Viswanath, W. (2011). Changes in the microbial population during storage of the smoked fish, Amhlypharyngodon mola of Manipur. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 47(4), 349-354. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8511