Microbiological Assays on Edible Seaweed Ulva Lactuca (L.) Cultured in Outdoor Tanks

Journal of Applied Biological Sciences

Gamze TURAN¹  Ulviye KARACALAR¹ 

关键词: Ulva lactuca;    seaweed;    microbial analysis;    aerobic plate count;    coliform;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Nobel Bilim ve Arasirma Merkezi/Nobel Science and Research Cente

【 摘 要 】

Inthisstudy,microbiologicalanalysiswasperformedonsun-driedSealettuce,Ulvalactuca(L.),culturedinoutdoorseaweedtanksatUrlaMarineCenterofEgeUniversity(Izmir,Turkey).AtotaloffivemicrobialassayswereperformedbetweenMarchandApril2005.Standardmicrobiologicalmethodswereappliedformicroorganisms,suchasSalmonellaspp.,coliform,fecalcoliformandVibriosisspp.,wasexamined.ResultsofmicrobiologicalanalysisshowedthatSalmonellaspp.andfecalcoliformwereabsentinthedriedsamplesofU.lactucaandthetotalplatecount,coliform,andVibriosisspp.were8.18(±0.37)×104cfu/g,4.40(±4.72)cfu/g,and4.80(±6.91)cfu/g,respectively.Sincethetotalplatecountandproportionofcoliform,didnotexceedthelimitsofthefoodqualitystandards,itwasconcludedthatU.lactucaculturedinoutdoortanksanddriedunderthesuncanbeusedasarawmaterialoffoodforanimalandhumanconsumptioninTurkey.

【 授权许可】

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