title: Prevalence of Salmonella in marketed Penaeus monodon shrimps in North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
abstract: The examination of a total of 180 samples from both captured and cultured shrimps from Sri Lanka for the presence of Salmonella revealed an overall prevalence of 12.8%. The prevalence of Salmonella in captured shrimps and cultured shrimps was 14.4% and 11.1% respectively, but thedifference was not statistically significant (p = 0.66). The serovar most frequently isolated was S. Newport (47.8% of the isolates), followed by S. Weltevreden (8.7%).
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Institute, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamalika
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ubeyratne
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kleer
authors.forename: Goetz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fries
authors.forename: Rutch
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khattiya
authors.forename: Pawin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Padungtod
authors.forename: Maximilian P O
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: Karl-Hans
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Zessin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping; D012758:Shellfish / Q000382:microbiology*; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology