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Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption
Joint Authors
Lumor, Stephen
Besong, Samuel
Taylor, Bettina
Ozbay, Gulnihal
Karuna Chintapenta, Lathadevi
Lingham, Talaysha
Lee, Jung-lim
Sriharan, Shobha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Abstract EN
Consumption of raw oysters is known to cause serious health conditions due to bioaccumulation of contaminants.
As filter feeders, oysters ingest bacteria along with phytoplankton from their surrounding habitats.
Ensuring seafood safety for human consumption is always a concern.
Since oysters are consumed raw, disease causing organisms, environmental contaminants, toxins, chemicals, and even physical hazards such as soils and metals retained in the oysters can enter through feeding.
The objective of this study was to determine the quality of oysters collected from Delaware Inland Bays (DIB) and compare them with market oysters.
Environmental parameters were monitored from local waters of DIB classified as closed versus open for shellfish harvesting.
Total aerobic bacteria and vibrio were higher in market oysters during the warmer months, with open water having the least microbial loads.
There were no significant differences in total vibrio counts between the study sites (p=0.396), but significant differences were recorded over time (p=0.004).
Water temperature and turbidity were directly proportional to total vibrio in oysters, and salinity was inversely related.
Research findings in this study may help bring awareness of changes in bacterial loads due to seasonal changes and additional handling and storage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ozbay, Gulnihal& Karuna Chintapenta, Lathadevi& Lingham, Talaysha& Lumor, Stephen& Lee, Jung-lim& Taylor, Bettina…[et al.]. 2018. Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption. Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185573
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ozbay, Gulnihal…[et al.]. Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption. Journal of Food Quality No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185573
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ozbay, Gulnihal& Karuna Chintapenta, Lathadevi& Lingham, Talaysha& Lumor, Stephen& Lee, Jung-lim& Taylor, Bettina…[et al.]. Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption. Journal of Food Quality. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1185573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1185573