Prevalence of Salmonella in marketed Penaeus monodon shrimps in North Western Province, Sri Lanka.
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%).
Kamalika
J
J
Veterinary Research Institute, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Ubeyratne
H
H
Kleer
Josef
J
Hildebrandt
Goetz
G
Fries
Reinhard
R
Khattiya
Rutch
R
Padungtod
Pawin
P
Baumann
Maximilian P O
MP
Zessin
Karl-Hans
KH
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