o:2221 MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR en Wastewater from abattoirs in some countries is disposed of into water bodies without adequate removal of contaminants. Therefore, the use of wastewater in fish production could pose a serious risk for humans, fish and other aquatic organisms due to possible transfer of pathogenic bacteria in aquatic culture environments. The aims of the present study were to assess the levels of individual microorganisms in different tissues of common carp and to determine any correlation with the season of sampling and the type of analysed sample in common carp reared in an integrated production system that used purified water from an abattoir. A fish pond was filled mostly with purified water from an abattoir, but also partly with well water. Carp fingerlings were stocked in the earthen fishpond in March and reared in ambient conditions. Fish were collected in the spring and autumn of the following year and the microbiological quality was assessed. Carp fillets with skin, gills and digestive tract samples were collected individually under aseptic conditions. All analyses were performed according to standard procedures. The levels of all the examined bacteria in the fish were under prescribed hygiene norms. Also, Listeria spp., sulphite-reducing clostridia and Staphylococcus aureus were not found in the samples. Furthermore, pathogenic bacteria, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were not isolated from the samples. The hygienic quality of the fish produced in purified waste water from an abattoir was acceptable, and the common carp meat was safe for human consumption. food safety, hygiene norms, integrated system, sustainability, wastewater, fish microbiology 1552099 doi.org/10.2298/VETGL220921015P 2023-06-05T08:59:05.643Z 44 yes 46 Miloš Pelić Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Department of Food Safety, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia Ana Gavrilović University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person Jurica Jug-Dujaković Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Inc., 715 Pittstown Road, Frenchtown, NJ 08825, USA MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person Zoran Marinović Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Aquaculture, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person Milorad Mirilović University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person Vesna Đorđević Institute of meat hygiene and technology MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person 0009-0008-5187-4089 Nikolina Novakov University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person Dragana Ljubojević-Pelić Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Department of Food Safety, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH REARED IN PURIFIED WASTEWATER FROM AN ABATTOIR person 2022 application/pdf 338364 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2221 no yes 18 70 92000001 71A01 Veterinarski glasnik 76 76 2 147 159 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Belgrade 2022