Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus among milkfish farms in Zanzibar

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dc.contributor.authorMnyoro, Mang’era Samwel
dc.contributor.authorKomba, Erick V. G.
dc.contributor.authorMmochic, Aviti J.
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-06T06:06:22Z
dc.date.available2026-01-06T06:06:22Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionJournal article
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Fishing is among the main economic activities of the people of Zanzibar. Few fish dealers are transforming this sector into mariculture. Among the farmed fish is milkfish. Diseases are among the limiting factors in the development of the maricul- ture industry. Among other zoonotic diseases, vibriosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Vibrio. This study aimed to establish the occurrence of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio para- haemolyticus among milkfish farms in Zanzibar. A total of 380 milkfish were sampled. Swabs were collected from gills, intes- tine, and kidney of each sampled milkfish. Preliminary identifi- cation of V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus was done by biochemical tests. PCR was run on 16S rRNA, outer membrane protein W, and collagenase genes to confirm Vibrio species, V. cholerae, and V. parahaemolyticus respectively. Almost one- third (32.1%) of all sampled milkfish were found to contain targeted Vibrio; 18% and 29.5% of the sampled milkfish were positive for V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus respectively.
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2019.1670317
dc.identifier.issn1045-4438
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7207
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJOURNAL OF APPLIED AQUACULTURE 2020, VOL. 32, NO. 1, 70–80
dc.subjectMilkfish
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectVibrio Cholerae
dc.subjectVibrio parahaemolyticus
dc.subjectZanzibar
dc.titleOccurrence of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus among milkfish farms in Zanzibar
dc.typeArticle

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