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Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Vegetables (Okro)
Subject area: Biological & Medical Sciences · Area of research: Plant Science and Biotechnology
Abstract
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an important vegetable crop grown worldwide including India. Okra is attacked by various microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, viruses in the field or contaminate during harvesting, processing and packing or transportation. The frequency of damage by various diseases varies greatly with commodity, processing, growing conditions and the way of handling. The post-harvest diseases in transit and storage lead to waste of labor, time, field and money. This study examines the isolation and identification of lactic acid bacteria on vegetables (Okro). The result gotten from the study shows that, the total heterotrophic plate count from the vegetable (Okro) sample, identified lactic acid bacteria which ranged from 4.0 x 104 in sample A to 6.0 x 104 in sample B respectively. The high counts could be associated to the fact that okro is a product that can be consumed raw with no heat treatment to reduce microbial load. It is therefore recommended that special care however, has to be taken in its preparation of okro as contaminants could be introduced through the preparation and education of food handlers and the general public on food safety measures will be encouraged.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1713173,
author = {Dr. Nwagbara Evaristus Chinedu},
title = {Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Vegetables (Okro)},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {9},
number = {6},
pages = {2170-2174},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1713173.pdf},
abstract = {Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an important vegetable crop grown worldwide including India. Okra is attacked by various microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, viruses in the field or contaminate during harvesting, processing and packing or transportation. The frequency of damage by various diseases varies greatly with commodity, processing, growing conditions and the way of handling. The post-harvest diseases in transit and storage lead to waste of labor, time, field and money. This study examines the isolation and identification of lactic acid bacteria on vegetables (Okro). The result gotten from the study shows that, the total heterotrophic plate count from the vegetable (Okro) sample, identified lactic acid bacteria which ranged from 4.0 x 104 in sample A to 6.0 x 104 in sample B respectively. The high counts could be associated to the fact that okro is a product that can be consumed raw with no heat treatment to reduce microbial load. It is therefore recommended that special care however, has to be taken in its preparation of okro as contaminants could be introduced through the preparation and education of food handlers and the general public on food safety measures will be encouraged.},
month = {December},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I6-1713173}
}