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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2025

Microbial seafood safety assessment following a marine mucilage disaster in the Sea of Marmara.

Didem Üçok, Şehnaz Yasemin Tosun, Nuray Erkan, İdil Can Tunçelli, Hande Doğruyol, Şafak Ulusoy, Sühendan Mol, Özkan Özden, Eda Dagsuyu, Refiye Yanardag

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Article in Environmental microbiology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Didem ÜçokFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-4731
Şehnaz Yasemin TosunFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3764-0020
Nuray ErkanFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Food Safety Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0752-8495
İdil Can TunçelliFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-6658
Hande DoğruyolFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Food Safety Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0856-3823
Şafak UlusoyFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-3269
Sühendan MolFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3831-5107
Özkan ÖzdenFaculty of Aquatic Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Seafood Processing Technology, Seafood Processing Programme, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-480X
Eda DagsuyuFaculty of Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-1058
Refiye YanardagFaculty of Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-4363

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Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 121G149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine mucilage disasters, primarily caused by global warming and marine pollution, threaten food security and the sustainability of marine food resources. This study assessed the microbial risks to public health in common sole, deep-water rose shrimp, European anchovy, Atlantic horse mackerel and Mediterranean mussel following the mucilage disaster in the Sea of Marmara in 2021. The total viable count, total Enterobacteriaceae count and the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus were studied during the 2021-2022 fishing season. In September, the first month of the catching season, pathogens in all seafood were markedly higher compared to the entire season: E. coli O157:H7: 86%, Salmonella spp.: 30%, L. monocytogenes: 21%, V. parahaemolyticus: 53% and A. hydrophila: 100%. The main factors for the high prevalence of pathogens in September are elevated seawater temperature and the fact that it is the first month following the mucilage disaster. Following natural disasters such as mucilage, evisceration of seafood, washing with clean water, depuration of shellfish and ensuring adequate cooking time and temperature are essential for food safety and public health.

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BacteriaDisastersFood MicrobiologyFood SafetySeafoodSeawaterAnimalsFood Contamination

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