creators_name: Wan Norhana N.,  
creators_name: Mohd Nor Azman A.,  
creators_name: Ramlah  A. M.,  
type: article
datestamp: 2009-02-06 17:17:47
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corp_creators: Fisheries Research Institute Malaysia
corp_creators: Fisheries Research Institute Malaysia
corp_creators: Fisheries Research Institute Malaysia
title: Comparison of Fecal Indicator Bacterial Counts in Shellfish Harvested from Kedah, Penang and Perak Pre and Post-Tsunami
ispublished: pub
subjects: Q
full_text_status: public
keywords: Fecal Indicator, shellfish waters, pre, post tsunami, Kedah, 
note: We would like to thank the Ketua Cawangan Jaminan Kualiti Ikan, Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia as well as the Penang, Perak and Kedah states’ extension staff for their help in sampling. We would also like to extend our gratitude to En. Ismail bin Ishak for reading the manuscript and making useful suggestions. Last but not least, thanks to Pn. Faizah, Pn. Azam Hanim and En. Shaik Osman for their assistance in the laboratory.
abstract: The objectives of this paper are to examine the level of fecal indicator bacterial counts (Fecal Coliform (FC) and
Escherichia coli (EC)) in shellfish harvested from Penang, Perak and Kedah after the tsunami and to compare the mean
FC and EC in shellfish from the three states pre and post-tsunami. The data used in this paper were obtained from the Department of Fisheries’ Sanitary and Photosanitary (SPS) Program which monitored the shellfish culture areas around the Peninsular Malaysia regularly. Data were analysed using SPSS (Version 11.5). Generally more than 50% of the
samples collected from each states after the tsunami complied to the microbiological safety guidelines (<230 MPN/100g EC or <300 MPN/100g FC). Classification of shellfish produced from the three states after the tsunami shows that it fall into Class B which indicates that shellfish produced in these areas are not for raw consumption and can only be placed in the market after depuration or relaying. Statistical analysis, showed no significant difference (p>0.05) between the mean FC and EC counts in Penang, Perak and Kedah pre and post-tsunami.
date: 2006-06
date_type: published
publication: Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 
volume: 2
number: 1
publisher: Malaysian Society for Microbiology
pagerange: 35-39
refereed: TRUE
issn: 9834240708
official_url: http://www.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol2no1/research6.pdf
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citation: Wan Norhana N., and Mohd Nor Azman A., and Ramlah A. M., (2006) Comparison of Fecal Indicator Bacterial Counts in Shellfish Harvested from Kedah, Penang and Perak Pre and Post-Tsunami. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology , 2 (1). pp. 35-39. ISSN 9834240708
document_url: http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/5020/1/Comparison_of_Fecal.pdf