Prevalence of Salmonella in marketed Penaeus monodon shrimps in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Ubeyratne J.K.H., Kleen J., Hildebrandt G., Fries R., Khattiya R., Padungtod P., Baumann M.P.O., Zessin K.-H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56249092083&partnerID=40&md5=1fd4cb8b82e8c02564851c30b2f43bfb; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7471
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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 the difference was not...