Treatment code Microbial load (log10)
 APC Yeast and mould Entrobacteriaceae
Fresh raw fillets 6.24 ± 0.01 6.31 ± 0.01 4.56 ± 0.02
A 3.79 ± 0.01c 3.49 ± 0.01ab ND
B 3.86 ± 0.02b 4.05 ± 0.01a ND
C 3.32 ± 0.03f 3.50 ± 0.02ab ND
D 3.68 ± 0.03d 3.85 ± 0.03a ND
E 4.21 ± 0.01a 4.36 ± 0.01a ND
F 3.54 ± 0.02c 3.30 ± 0.03ab ND
G 3.15 ± 0.01g 2.33 ± 0.01bc ND
H 4.15 ± 0.01a 1.85 ± 0.02c ND

All values are means of triplicate ± standard deviation Means with the same superscript letters within a column are not significantly different (p>0.05).
ND-Not detectable
APC-Mesophilic Aeorobic Plate Count
Table 4: Effect of hot smoking on microbial load of smoked fish fillets.