Ocurrence of Vibrio spp., positive coagulase staphylococci and enteric bacteria in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) harvested in the south bay of Santa Catarina island, Brazil

• Main Authors: Ramos,Roberta Juliano, Pereira,Murilo Anderson, Miotto,Letícia Adélia, Faria,Renata D'Aquino, Silveira Junior,Nelson, Vieira,Cleide Rosana Werneck
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2012
• Subjects: microbiological quality; bivalve mollusks; filter-feeders; Escherichia coli; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus; South Bay; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612012000300009

The aim of this study was to assess the contamination of oysters (Crassostrea gigas), harvested in six different regions of the South Bay of Santa Catarina Island, with Coliforms at 45 ºC, Escherichia coli, Vibrio spp., positive coagulase staphylococci, and Salmonella sp. over a period of one year....