Bacteria organisms in grow out Clarias gariepinus mortality in Jos Area
2009
Badmus, O. | Jwander, L.D. | Agada, G.O.A. | Apochi, J.O. | Ajibade, A.A. | Yacim, S.E. | Kolndadacha, O.D.
The investigation of bacteria in grow-out catfish was carried out from February to June, 2008. 100 dead Clarias gariepinus were collected from ten ponds (A-J) distributed in Jos and its environs. Results from the various ponds showed that Escherichia coli were present in all the location found, while 87.0% of the total samples obtained were positive with bacteria isolates. The isolates were shown to include Aeromonas species (11.5%), Escherichia coli (35.6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (15.0%), Streptococcus faecalis (13.8%) and Klebsiella aerogenes (18.4%) of which pond F had 16.1 % of bacteria organisms while ponds B, G and H were both 9.2%, respectively.
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