Genera and species of bacteria was isolated and identified from various of Shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis , which have been brought from region of FAO in the province of Basrah, All
samples were examined for the occurrence of bacteria and were identified according to growth
characteristics , morphological, and microscopic examinations in addition to biochemical tests and
API Identification Kit . Thirty fife isolates of bacteria were found in shrimp and as a follow:
Klebsiella pneumonia sub. pneumonia, Klebsiella oxytoca, Morganella morganii sub. Morganii,
Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Cronobacter sakazakii , Enterobacter taylorae,
Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter amalonaticus , Proteus marina, Proteus vulgaris , Proteus
mirabilis, Hafnia alvei, Escherichia coli, Serratia marcescens, Serratia fonticola,Vibrio vulnificus,
Vibrio harveyi , Vibrio fischeri,Vibrio parahaernolyticus ,Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio alginolyticus,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Staphylococcus saprophyticus,
Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus licheniformis,
Bacillus subtilis,Bacillus alvei , Aeromonas veronii , Aeromonas sobria, Aeromonas encheleia and
Aeromonas schubertii . The results of determination of histamine which produced from bacteria by
using Trypticase Soy broth-Histidine (TSBH), Histamine decarboxylase broth(H.D.B.) and
Histamine decarboxylase agar (H.D.A.) showed that all isolated bacteria were histamine producing
with various levels expect Hafnia alvei, Aeromonas schubertii, Aeromonas veronii, Aeromonas
encheleia and Aeromonas sobria were not produce histamine. |