Fungal and Bacterial Counts in Fish Treated with Plant Extracts

Manal Almughamisi's dataset contains microbial counts from a study on preserving fish flesh with plant extracts and oils. The data likely includes counts for Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Bacillus, Listeria, Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Rhizopus species, measured in CFU/g. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-24.

Use Cases

• Compare antimicrobial efficacy of different plant extracts based on microbial counts.
• Analyze synergistic effects of hybridized treatments on nutrient retention.
• Model fungal and bacterial growth inhibition over an 8-week storage period.
• Assess aflatoxin formation levels in fish tissues treated with bioactive compounds.

Strengths

• Includes specific microbial counts for eight pathogen species, such as Staphylococcus spp. (52 CFU/g) and Salmonella spp. (14 CFU/g).
• Reports aflatoxin levels, with most combined treatments achieving levels lower than 4 µg/kg.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Microbial population measured using established protocols on treated dried fish samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:47:37; freshness should be verified.