Volume : 10, Issue : 05, May – 2023
Title:
60.BACTERIAL EVALUATION OF READY-TO-EAT AFRICAN CASSAVA SALAD (ABACHA) SOLD AT DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN ABAKALIKI METROPOLIS
Authors :
Okonkwo Eucharia Chinyere, Nwafor Matthew Chigbogu, Ugbo Emmanuel Nnabuike, Agumah Benard Nnabuife and Agah Maduka Victor
Abstract :
This study investigated the bacterial evaluation of Ready-To-Eat (RTE) African cassava salad sold in Abakaliki metropolis. A total of 100 samples were randomly purchased from four different locations in Abakaliki metropolis. Isolation enumeration and identification of bacterial isolates were done using standard microbiological methods. The bacterial isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility test using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. The multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) was deduced from the antibiogram. The results on morphological and biochemical characteristics revealed that four bacteria genera which include Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella spp were identified. The percentage occurrence of these bacterial isolates according to locations showed highest occurrence rate of 37 (27%) in samples from College of Agricultural Science (CAS), followed by 36 (26.3%) from College of Health Sciences (Presco) while lowest occurrence rate of 30 (21.9%) was from Ahiaofuru market. The overall percentage frequency of distribution also showed that Salmonella species had highest percentage frequency of 48 (35%) while Klebsiella species had the lowest percentage frequency of 15 (11%). The isolates were most susceptible to Ciprofloxacin (84.6%) and least susceptible to Tetracycline (38.6%). The average MARI value of the isolates ranged from 0.33-0.55. From this study it was discovered that consumers of RTE African salad in Abakaliki metropolis are at high risk of food poisoning.
Key words: Ready-To-Eat, Antibiotic, African salad, Contamination, Consumers
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Agah Maduka Victor et al, Bacterial Evaluation Of Ready-To-Eat African Cassava Salad (ABACHA) Sold At Different Restaurants In Abakaliki Metropolis ., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2023; 10 (05).
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