title: Microbial flora of frozen tail meat from captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).
abstract: Frozen tail meat samples from nine Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) were evaluated for microbial numbers and types. Microbial analyses yielded a mean aerobic plate count (APC, 30 degrees C) of 4.86 log cfu/g, a mean coliform count (TC, 37 degrees C) of 3.77 log cfu/g and a mean faecal coliform count (FC, 44 degrees C) of 3.40 log cfu/g. Salmonella was isolated from three samples, and beta-haemolytic streptococci from two samples. Yersinia, Aeromonas, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus were not isolated. Typical bacterial genera recovered included Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, Moraxella, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.
authors: Bacteriology Department, Veterinary Research Laboratory, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Madsen
mesh_terms: D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation; D005615:Freezing; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification