the study of vibrio spp. in cultivated (paeneus indicus) and marine (paeneus semisulcatus) shrimp obtained from boushehr a southern province of iran

in this study , samples of farm shrimp species paeneus indicus obtained from different stages of hatchery and rearing period and subsequent marketing , water and sediments of rearing farms and marine shrimp species paeneus semisulcatus , were analysed for vibrio spp . according to the methods described by american public health association . the identified vibrio species , were vibrio alginolyticus , v . parahaemolyticus , ( kanagawa positive ) and v . fluvialis . the results and detection of v . parahaemolyticus kanagawa positive ( even in low proportion ) in this study suggest a probable risk for health of people consuming raw or under cooked shrimp . therefore it is recommended to pay attention to post harvest handling e . g . washing the shrimp with fresh water containing 2 - 7 ppm chlorine and freezing at -40° c and adequate cooking to safeguard public health .