Authors :
UMAR RASHIDA DANLADI; GANA MARK
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 12 - December
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Abstract :
Eight (8) samples of packaged fruit juice
which include mango, peach, orange, strawberry, apple,
apple/mango, pineapple and orange juice were analyzed
for the presence bacterial pathogens using standard
microbiological techniques. These fruit juices were
purchased from retail shops in Bauchi metropolis,
Nigeria. Total bacterial cell count of some of the
packaged fruit juice sample ranges from 3.8 x 104
cfu/ml
(for mango juice), 1.1 x 105
cfu/ml (for peach juice), 2.5 x
104
(for orange and orange 2 juice), 2.9 x 104
(for
strawberry juice) 2.0 x 104
(for apple juice) and 5.0 x 104
for (apple/mango fruit juice. Bacteria isolates obtained
from the packed fruit juice includes; Staphylococcus
aureus (30%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (30%),
Klebsiella spp (20%) and Escherichia coli (20%).
Antibiotic susceptibility testing of the isolates showed
that many of the bacteria had an intermediate, resistant
and sensitive reaction to most of the antibiotics tested.
The bacterial species isolated were 80% sensitive to
ciprofloxacin (5µg), 70% sensitive to amoxicillin (25µg)
while it showed a 70% resistance pattern to
tetracycline(30µg), 60% resistance to ceftazidime(30µg).
Some showed intermediate sensitivity to gentamicin
(10µg). Due to the number and types of bacteria isolated
from the different packaged fruit juices, it can be
concluded that bacteria are present within fruits and the
materials used for the production of the juice, as well as
poor sanitary condition, raw material contaminations,
lack of both proper heat sterilization and adequate
quality control during processing of fruit juice could be
the reasons for this contamination
Keywords :
Antibiotic Susceptibility, Bacterial Count, Bauchi, Fruit Juice.
Eight (8) samples of packaged fruit juice
which include mango, peach, orange, strawberry, apple,
apple/mango, pineapple and orange juice were analyzed
for the presence bacterial pathogens using standard
microbiological techniques. These fruit juices were
purchased from retail shops in Bauchi metropolis,
Nigeria. Total bacterial cell count of some of the
packaged fruit juice sample ranges from 3.8 x 104
cfu/ml
(for mango juice), 1.1 x 105
cfu/ml (for peach juice), 2.5 x
104
(for orange and orange 2 juice), 2.9 x 104
(for
strawberry juice) 2.0 x 104
(for apple juice) and 5.0 x 104
for (apple/mango fruit juice. Bacteria isolates obtained
from the packed fruit juice includes; Staphylococcus
aureus (30%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (30%),
Klebsiella spp (20%) and Escherichia coli (20%).
Antibiotic susceptibility testing of the isolates showed
that many of the bacteria had an intermediate, resistant
and sensitive reaction to most of the antibiotics tested.
The bacterial species isolated were 80% sensitive to
ciprofloxacin (5µg), 70% sensitive to amoxicillin (25µg)
while it showed a 70% resistance pattern to
tetracycline(30µg), 60% resistance to ceftazidime(30µg).
Some showed intermediate sensitivity to gentamicin
(10µg). Due to the number and types of bacteria isolated
from the different packaged fruit juices, it can be
concluded that bacteria are present within fruits and the
materials used for the production of the juice, as well as
poor sanitary condition, raw material contaminations,
lack of both proper heat sterilization and adequate
quality control during processing of fruit juice could be
the reasons for this contamination
Keywords :
Antibiotic Susceptibility, Bacterial Count, Bauchi, Fruit Juice.
