Table 1.
Prevalence and microbial loads of total V. parahaemolyticus in short mackerels.
| Sampling location | Samples | Number of sample | Number of positive sample (%) | Level of total (toxR) V. parahaemolyticus (MPN/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <100 | 102 | 103 | 104 | >105 | ||||
| Wet market | Flesh | 42 | 39 (92.9%) | 19 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Gills | 42 | 40 (95.2%) | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 10 | |
| Intestines | 42 | 33 (78.6%) | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Hypermarket | Flesh | 42 | 23 (54.8%) | 17 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Gills | 42 | 35 (83.3%) | – | 7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | |
| Intestines | 42 | 21 (50.0%) | – | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Minimarket | Flesh | 46 | 40 (87.0%) | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Gills | 46 | 41 (89.1%) | – | 2 | 9 | 12 | 18 | |
| Intestines | 46 | 38 (82.6%) | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| Total= | 390 | 310 (79.5%) | 59 | 58 | 88 | 46 | 59 | |