• Tesfa Gifie
• Gizachew Muluneh
• Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya

Abstract: The purpose of present study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of raw fish received from retail market of India. Overall, 180 sample from 6 fish spp of Indian oil Sardins (Sardinella longiceps) Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Indian Macierels (Rastrelliger kanagurta), Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Pabda (Ompok pabda) and Mrigal carp (Cirrhinus cirrhosis) were collected at some stage in March 2019. This samples had been enumerated, such as aerobic mesophilic bacteria, total and faecal coliforms and Salmonella prevalence. Salmonella became identified in 5 of 180 fish samples, means that, five samples had been positive for Salmonella. Total bacterial count in raw fish ranged from 2.4 to 5.85 cfu/ml.Total bacterial count in common carp (5.85 cfu/ml) were significantly higher (p<0.05) than in Tilapia ((3.6 cfu/ml), this indicates that high total bacterial count numbers were determined in raw fish samples, as well as raw fish at retail level..

Key words: raw fish, microbiological quality, Salmonella.

"Microbial safety and quality analysis of fish meat at retailers in Greater Noida, India ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.353-359, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906R90.pdf

"Microbial safety and quality analysis of fish meat at retailers in Greater Noida, India ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp353-359, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906R90.pdf