Abstract
The fresh ‘Bombay Duck’ (Harpodon nehereus) has a normal bacterial flora of its own, among whichBacterium phosphoreum andSarcina littoralis or their variants predominate. The latter species also persists in the dehydrated variety of the fish, which otherwise presents a microbial picture, totally different from that of fresh fish. Besides the species mentioned, the fresh fish is also associated with an adventitious flora, in which the following genera are represented:Escherichia, Aerobacter, Micrococcus, Gaffkya,Achromobacter, Flavobacterium, Bacillus andPseudomonas. The occurrence of a large number and variety of micrococci in the dehydrated fish has a probable epidemiological significance.
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