Prevalence of motile Aeromonads in chicken meat and their growth during refrigeration storage

The presence of motile aeromonads in chicken meat from the local wet markets was studied. The finding showed that 83.3% of the meat was positive for motile Aeromonas. The most frequently isolated species was Aeromonas sobria (57.0%), followed by A. hydrophila (23.0%) and A. caviae (20.0%). The Aeromonas sp. count at time of purchase which was in the range of 13 x 102 /g to 23 x 103/g, was found to increase about 10 to 100- fold after seven days of refrigeration at 5°C