A study on the bacterial quality of brown mussel Perna indica and its purification

Abstract

Brown mussel (Perna indica) samples worm collected periodically during 1983-1 985 from Vizhinjrm Central Marine Fisheries Rejeerch Institute farm and also from the natural beds and were atudied for their bacterial quality. The seawater samples surrounding the mussels were also collected along with the mussel samples and analysed for physical, chemical and bacteriological quelities. The mussel samples were rubjected to purification by employing different purification methods The total bacterial count of cultured brown mussels end naturrl bed brown mussels ranged between 102 to 103 organism8 per ml of mussol fluid.