| incidence of histamine-forming bacteria and histamine content in scombroid fish species from retail markets in the barcelona area. | incidence and diversity of histidine decarboxylating bacteria were determined in samples of tunafish, bonito and mackerel purchased at different retail markets. histamine-forming bacteria occurred in a low proportion and always accounted for less than 0.1% of the total bacterial load in the fish samples studied. similarly, histamine content in fish samples also was low ( < 25 ppm) and all of them met current histamine standards established by the european union. histamine was found in 83.3% of t ... | 1996 | 8652349 |