Vol. 8, Issue 9, Part D (2024)

Abstract: The primary goal of present study was to find out the safety and bacteriological load on certain vegetables. Vegetables are an essential component of a balanced diet and a significant source of vitamins and other nutrients for humans. They provide the body with the appropriate amounts of fats, minerals, vitamins, and oil for human growth and development. A total of fourteen bacterial stains were isolated from six vegetable samples, such as Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), Bitter guard (Momordica charantia), Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var botrytis), Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), Brinjal (Solanum melongena) and lady’s finger (Abelmoschus esculentus), obtained from different markets in Kawardha (CG.). Bacteria are identified based on morphological and biochemical tests following standard procedures. Bacterial species isolated from vegetables were Salmonella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Bacillus spp., Citrobacter spp., Staphylococcus spp., and Klebsiella spp. The 3 antibiotics namely, penicillin G, tetracycline and amoxicillin, were used to determine the antibacterial activity of the isolates. Almost 99.99 percentages of Salmonella spp. stains were resistant to all the antibiotics tested in the present study. Only Staphylococcus spp. showed (10 mm) sensitivity to Penicillin G. This result provides a high risk of contamination and foodborne illness from vegetables.