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ARTICLE IN PRESS FOOD MICROBIOLOGY Food Microbiology 22 (2005) 133–137 www.elsevier.nl/locate/jnlabr/yfmic Short Communication Prevalence o Aeromonas hydrophila in fish and prawns from the seafood market o fCoimbatore, South India a, b c G. Vivekanandhan *, A.A.M. Hatha , P. Lakshmanaperumalsamy a Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7, Kounan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan b Department of Biology, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the South Pacific, P.O. Box 1168, Suva, Fiji c Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India Received 3 September 2003; accepted 26 January 2004 Abstract Five hundred and thirty six samples o ffishes and 278 prawn samples from the major fish market o fCoimbatore, South India, were analysed for the prevalence o Aeromonas hydrophila over a period o f2 years (June 1997–May 1999). The prevalence level o A. hydrophila varied from 17.62% in prawns to 33.58% in fishes. More than 30% o fthe popular table fishes such as Sardinella longiceps, Rastrelliger kanagurta,