摘要：The study was conducted to assess the bacteriological quality of sliced fruits, Fresh cut fruits collected from different stationary vendors in Maiduguri metropolis and were analysed to determine their bacteriological quality. All samples examined were contaminated with bacteria load. The Total aerobic plate count (TAPC) range from 1.8x10 5 – 3.4x10 5 for pawpaw, 1.9x10 5 - 6.8x10 5 for pineapple and 1.5x10 5 - 5.1x10 5 for watermelon, Likewise Total coliforms count range from 1.0x10 4 – 2.0x10 4 for pawpaw, 1.0x10 4 - 3.8x10 4 for pineapple and 1.0x10 5 - 4.6x10 4 for watermelon. The bacterial isolate were identified as Staphylococcus aureus , E.coli , Pseudomonas , Shigella sp. and Salmonella sp . The results obtained shows that sliced fruits sold in Maiduguri metropolis are habited by pathogenic bacteria. Therefore educating our fruit vendors on food hygiene, adequate packaging/covering of fruits on display for sale and washing of fruits before consumption is recommended. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i2.12645 International Journal of Environment Vol.4(2) 2015: 236-242
其他摘要：The study was conducted to assess the bacteriological quality of sliced fruits, Fresh cut fruits collected from different stationary vendors in Maiduguri metropolis and were analysed to determine their bacteriological quality. All samples examined were contaminated with bacteria load. The Total aerobic plate count (TAPC) range from 1.8x10 5 – 3.4x10 5 for pawpaw, 1.9x10 5 - 6.8x10 5 for pineapple and 1.5x10 5 - 5.1x10 5 for watermelon, Likewise Total coliforms count range from 1.0x10 4 – 2.0x10 4 for pawpaw, 1.0x10 4 - 3.8x10 4 for pineapple and 1.0x10 5 - 4.6x10 4 for watermelon. The bacterial isolate were identified as Staphylococcus aureus , E.coli , Pseudomonas , Shigella sp. and Salmonella sp . The results obtained shows that sliced fruits sold in Maiduguri metropolis are habited by pathogenic bacteria. Therefore educating our fruit vendors on food hygiene, adequate packaging/covering of fruits on display for sale and washing of fruits before consumption is recommended. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i2.12645 International Journal of Environment Vol.4(2) 2015: 236-242
关键词：Bacteriological; Quality; Sliced fruit; and Maiduguri
