Common Micro-organisms Found on Frozen Fish Seller Tables in Mubi-north, Adamawa State Nigeria

A study was carryout on 10 frozen fish sellers in Mubi Adamawa State to determine the types of microorganism found on their cutting tables. Six different types of bacteria were isolated during the course of the research, these include; Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella species, Streptococcus species, E. coli, and Salmonella typhi. Staphylococcus aureus has the highest number of isolate 5.00±3.1 sample 1 and 10 followed by Streptococcus spp and Bacillus spp with 4.00±2.04 sample 5, 9 and 1 respectively. The least isolate was E. coli 1.00±0.19. Most of the organisms contaminated the table of frozen fish sellers through human handling, and air. This entire organism is of public health important. Most of the organisms contaminate the frozen fish probably during selling operation. However, potentially pathogenic organism isolated from the frozen fish seller table showed the need for proper hygienic conditions during handling and distribution of the frozen fish.