NEET PG Medical – 2018 – Question – 100
Which of the following organism releases histamine and cause scombroid fish poisoning –
a) Salmonella
b) Staphylococcus
c) P. aeruginosa
d) Weissella
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Correct Answer – C
Answer: C. P. aeruginosa
Scombroid poisoning is one of the most common causes of morbidity associated with fish intake which have not been refrigerated properly from the time they were caught until the time they were served. Bacteria act on compounds in the fish, releasing histamine. Process is induced by enzymes produced by primarily enteric gram-negative bacteria (e.g., Morganella morganii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) found in the fish’s cutis and intestines.,.
