Table 5–5
Genera of Bacteria, Yeasts, and Molds, Most Often Found on Fresh and Spoiled Fish and Other Seafoods
Bacteria
Gram
Prevalence
Yeasts
Prevalence
Molds
Prevalence
Acinetobacter
−
X
Candida
XX
Aspergillus
X
Aeromonas
−
XX
Cryptococcus
XX
Aureobasidium (Pullularia)
X X
Alcaligenes
−
X
Debaryomyces
X
Penicillium
X
Bacillus
+
X
Hansenula
X
Scopulariopsis
X
Corynebacterium
+
X
Pichia
X
Enterobacter
−
X
Rhodotorula
XX
Enterococcus
+
X
Sporobolomyces
X
Escherichia
−
X
Trichosporon
X
Flavobacterium
−
X
Lactobacillus
+
X
Listeria
+
X
Microbacterium
+
X
Moraxella
−
X
Photobacterium
−
X
Pseudomonas
−
XX
Psychrobacter
−
X
Shewanella
−
XX
Vibrio
−
XX
Weissella
+
X
Pseudoalteromonas
−
X
Note: X
= known to occur; XX
= most frequently reported.
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