Research Article
The Prevalence of Bacteria Commonly Related to the Production of Mussels and Oysters in Saldanha Bay
Table 5
Bacterial species isolated from mussels and oysters sampling points.
| | Samples and sampling point | Sampling date | Growth media | Isolated organisms | VITEK probability (%) |
| | SP1-mussel | 14 July 2021 | SS agar | Enterobacter cloacae complex | 99 | | Sp2-mussel | 14 July 2021 | SS agar | Enterobacter cloacae complex | 99 | | Sp3-mussel | 14 July 2021 | SS agar | Enterobacter cloacae complex | 99 | | HD-oyster | 14 July 2021 | TCBS | Citrobacter freundii | 95 | | HD-oyster | 14 July 2021 | SS agar | Klebsiella pneumoniae spp. | 95 | | Sp1-mussel | 25 August 2021 | SS agar | Aeromonas sobria | 87 | | Sp2-mussel | 25 August 2021 | TCBS | Vibrio alginolyticus | 90 | | Sp3-mussel | 25 August 2021 | TCBS | Sphingomonas paucimobilis | 86 | | Sp5-mussel | 25 August 2021 | SS agar | Aeromonas sobria | 89 | | HD-oyster | 25 August 2021 | SS agar | Klebsiella pneumoniae spp. | 91 |
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SS agar, Salmonella shigella agar; TCBS, thiosulphate citrate bile sucrose agar; HD, Harbour Deck. |
