Bacterial diversity in some selected agricultural food products

Authors

  • Amna Ali Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590
  • Muhammad Saleem Haider Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590
  • Sana Hanif Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590
  • Muhammad Ashfaq Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21676

Keywords:

Bacterial diversity, Selected, Agricultural products

Abstract

A total of 27 bacterial strains were isolated from apple, potato, turnip, onion, cucumber, zinger, lemon, spinach, radish and mint marketted in Labore, Pakistan. Highest frequency of occurrence (4%) was recorded for each of Enterobacter aggglomerans, Ensifer adhaerens and Bordetella pertussis, Brassica rapa and Kurthia gibsonii showed 30% frequency of occurrence. Frequency of all other bacterial strain ranged from 10 - 20%. Highest number (7) of bacterial speices were recorded from lemon and potato while the minimum number (4) was represented by each of apple, onion, ginger, spinach and radish.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21676

Bangladesh J. Bot. 43(2): 219-222, 2014 (September)

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Published

2015-01-19

How to Cite

Ali, A., Haider, M. S., Hanif, S., & Ashfaq, M. (2015). Bacterial diversity in some selected agricultural food products. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 43(2), 219–222. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v43i2.21676

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2014)

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Short Communications

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