OCCURRENCE OF BACTERIA OF THE GENUS Salmonella IN GROUND BEEF COMMERCIALIZED IN MANAUS CITY (AM) BRAZIL

Authors

  • JOSENILDA SARAIVA DE AQUINO Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
  • JURANDI CHAVES VASCONCELOS
  • MARIA DO SOCORRO BARRETO DA SILVA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/cep.v10i2.14436

Keywords:

CARNE - MOÍDA, CONTAMINAÇÃO, Salmonella. GROUND BEEF - CONTAMINATION.

Abstract

Fifty samples of ground beef sold ready for consumption and bought in markets and butcheries in the city of Manaus (Amazonas), Brazil, were analysed for the contamination of bacteria of the genus Salmonella. Fram the 14 (28%) samples obtained fram markets, eight (57,15%) were positive for Salmonella and the remaining 36 (72%) samples obtained fram butcheries, two (5,55%) were also positive for the same bacteria, giving a total of ten (20%) positive samples, with serotype identification as S. London, S. anatum, S. agona and S. I 3,10:-:1,6, with S. london predominating.

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AQUINO, J. S. D., VASCONCELOS, J. C., & DA SILVA, M. D. S. B. (1992). OCCURRENCE OF BACTERIA OF THE GENUS Salmonella IN GROUND BEEF COMMERCIALIZED IN MANAUS CITY (AM) BRAZIL. Boletim Do Centro De Pesquisa De Processamento De Alimentos, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/cep.v10i2.14436

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (1992)

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