Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

OCCURRENCE OF E. COLI IN MARINE PRAWNS (PENAEUS MONODON) FROM SATPATI, VADARAI AND PALGHAR FISH MARKETS OF PALGHAR DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

P.H. Kini and S.J. Keni

Abstract

The marine prawn’s Penaeus monodon was used as sample to analyzed outbreak of E.coli. Total 840 isolates of E.coli from 26 samples of P. monodon were isolated from Satpati, Vadarai and Palghar fish markets from Palghar district. The prevalence of E. coli in varies sea food may be due to fecal contamination, may also be due to water quality, fishing methods and storage facilities. In the present paper it was attempt to evaluate the incidence of E. coli in locally available prawn species (P. monodon), with a view to provide potential approaches for improving the quality assurance and create awareness among the consumers.