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The Isolation of Salmonella Organisms from Fresh Fish Sold in a Colombo Fish Market

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Gulasekharam ,
T. Velaudapillai  and
G. R. Niles
J. Gulasekharam
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo
T. Velaudapillai
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo
G. R. Niles
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo
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Of 629 fresh fish (sixty-five species) and forty-two samples of fish-washings obtained from a fish-market in Colombo, and investigated bacteriologically for the presence of Salmonella, thirty-nine fish (twenty-four species) and five samples of washings were found to be harbouring the organisms.

Of fifteen salmonella types found, all except Salm. chittagong and Salm. oranienberg had been previously isolated from human and animal sources in Ceylon.

The presence of Salmonella in the intestines of fresh fish examined suggested that the organisms had entered the live fish, whilst their isolation from the gills and fish-washings was evidence that the fish could have been contaminated post-mortem.

The significance of these findings in relation to hazard to health is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1956 , pp. 581 - 584
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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