Abstract
Present study is concerning with the assessment of putative bacterial contamination in Spirulina, to assert the further studies and pose strict monitoring to get pure supplements. Our study, aim was to assess any bacterial and molds contamination of local and commercial "Spirulina" supplements available in Jeddah region market. During the study, cyanobacteria "Spirulina" was dried and commercially available Spirulina were subjected to serial dilution 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 and 10-4 and spread on media. The result revealed that only 10-1 produced colonies on culture Plates. In addition, when they were cultured on specified media e.g., chocolate blood agar, Eosin methylene blue, MacConkey agar, Mannitol salt agar, Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and Salmonella-Shigella agar no pathogenic bacterial colony was found. This study concludes that both local and international Spirulina supplement is clear from any pathogenic bacteria and mold.