A One-Year Systematic Study to Assess the Microbiological Profile in Oysters from a Commercial Harvesting Area in Portugal

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Inês C. Rodrigues, Nânci Santos-Ferreira, Daniela Silva, Carla Chiquelho da Silva, Ângela S. Inácio, Maria São José Nascimento, Paulo Martins da Costa
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: oyster; farming waters; Escherichia coli; salmonella; antimicrobial resistance; norovirus; Pacific; Mira; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11020338

As filter-feeding animals farmed in water bodies exposed to anthropogenic influences, oysters can be both useful bioremediators and high-risk foodstuffs, considering that they are typically consumed raw. Understanding the dynamic of bacterial and viral load in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) tiss...