Infestation of fish-culturing communities with fish-borne bacteria: The Ghanaian case

Twenty different bacterial species were isolated from fishermen and members of communities associated with seven fish ponds with different fertilizer treatments, and an open system. The number and types of the bacterial species were different for the different ponds. Generally, neither the geographi...

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Published in:International journal of environmental health research 2002-09, Vol.12 (3), p.277-282
Main Authors: Ampofo, Joseph A., Clerk, G. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquaculture
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Blood Waste-FERTILIZED
Consumers
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli
Fertilizers
Fish Farmer
Fishes - microbiology
Geography
Ghana
Humans
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Manure - microbiology
Non-FERTILIZED
Occupational Exposure
Open System
Pathogens
Pig Manure-FERTILIZED
Poultry Manure-FERTILIZED
Proteus mirabilis
Proteus vulgaris
Pseudomonas
Sewage-FERTILIZED
Shigella
Streptococcus faecalis
Swine
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Summary:Twenty different bacterial species were isolated from fishermen and members of communities associated with seven fish ponds with different fertilizer treatments, and an open system. The number and types of the bacterial species were different for the different ponds. Generally, neither the geographical location of the ponds nor the type of fertilizer used could be related to the bacterial flora. Escherichia coli was the predominant species in all the communities, while Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas sp., Shigella sp. or Streptococcus faecalis were common in individuals of communities of sewage-fed pond.
ISSN:0960-3123
1369-1619
DOI:10.1080/0960312021000001032