Microbiological analysis of coconut water sold in city juazeiro norte, ceará

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Janniely Vieira da
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Sousa Junior, Dárcio Luiz de, Leandro, Lívia Maria Garcia, Macedo, Rakel Olinda, Guedes, Tássia Thaís de Alencar Martins, Aquino, Pedro Everson Alexandre de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/31069
• topic: Coconut Water; Contamination; Street; Água de coco; Microrganismos; Ambulantes

The objective of the study was to perform the research of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. in 30 samples, where 15 were industrialized and 15 were non-industrialized. After collection, these were inactivated in the BHI medium for growth and, later, were seeded in specific media for identification. In these samples, 30% of the non-industrialized ones presented contamination being 10% by Staphylococcus aureus, 20% by Escherichia coli and 0% of Salmonella sp. The antibiogram was performed, where the strains of S. aureus presented resistance to four of the five antibiotics used and E. coli presented resistance to three antibiotics. This may be related to the results obtained in the checklist, since the itinerants did not carry out the storage and the hygiene of the working utensils properly. In view of this, it is necessary to increase the supervision of food production regulators, helping street vendors to minimize risks and ensure the health of consumers.