Authors : Bodhe Y.G. , Wadhai V.S. and Bhandari P.R.
Page Nos : 146-152
Description :
A study was conducted aiming at the isolation of human pathogenic bacteria in gills, intestines,
mouth and the skin of apparently healthy and infectious fish Channa marulias and to investigate the
reference ranges for
haematological and serum biochemical values of Channa marulias. Blood samples
were then taken from the caudal vein of fishes. Haematological parameters such as haemoglobin (Hb),
total leucocyte count (TLC), packed cell volume (PCV), four parameters namely
RBC, Hb (p<0.05) and
WBC (p<0.05) revealed significant difference between healthy and infected fish. The following human
pathogenic bacteria were isolated Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholera an
d Shigella dysenteriae. The mean bacterial load of the isolates
was found to be markedly higher than the recommended public health and standard value of 5.0 x 106
CFU/ml which has been adopted by many countries.
