%0 Journal Article %T Antibacterial Agents’ Effects on the Bacterial Flora of Fruits Collected from Peshawar City of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan %A Javid Ali %A Arshad Hussain %A Shamsur Rehman %A Ziaurahman %A Ghulam Mahiuddin Paracha %J specialty journal of biological sciences %@ 2412-7396 %D 2018 %V 4 %N 1 %P 8-11 %X The aim of the current study was to investigate the viable plate count, coliform and fecal coliform bacteria on fresh fruits washed with water, and utilization of antimicrobial agents (H2O2, ethanol and citric acid). Pour plate count method was employed for the total plate count (TPC), while multiple tube fermentation techniques were used for coliform bacteria determination. Among all the fruit samples washed with water, the highest value of TPC was observed in apples (15000 CFU/g) and the lowest in pears (2000 CFU/g). The presence of Coliform and fecal Coliform bacteria were found %U https://sciarena.com/article/antibacterial-agents-effects-on-the-bacterial-flora-of-fruits-collected-from-peshawar-city-of-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan