Research Article

Antimicrobial Profiling of Bacteria Isolated from Fish Sold at Informal Market in Mufakose, Zimbabwe

Table 1

Colony morphology of the suspected bacteria.

Blood agarMacConkey agarSuspected bacteria

Yellow round raised smooth shiny coloniesTiny pink coloniesStaphylococcus species
Grey round flat haemolytic with coliform smellBright pink round coloniesE. coli
Grey round raised with coliform smellPink round coloniesColiforms
Grey, flat, round, haemolytic colonies with foul smellPale round raised coloniesAeromonas species
Blue-green flat, round, haemolytic fruity smellPale round raised coloniesPseudomonas species
Large grey mucoid coloniesPale-pink coloniesKlebsiella/Enterobacter species
Large grey mucoid coloniesPink round coloniesKlebsiella/Enterobacter species
Grey swarming colonies with foul smellPale round coloniesProteus species