Qualidade higiênico-sanitária e ocorrência de Aeromonas sp. e Escherichia coli em tilápias comercializadas no varejo

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Mayhara Martins Cordeiro [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/108911
• topic: Peixe; Tilapia (Peixe); Estafilococos; Pescados - Contaminação; Qualidade dos produtos; Fishes

Aquaculture development contributed to increase the fish supply at retail. However, this product requires attention to avoid contamination by microorganisms. The objective of this research was to identify microorganisms that indicate hygienic (Staphylococcus coagulase positive and Salmonella sp.) and sanitary (total coliforms, fecal coliforms and Staphylococcus sp.) quality in tilapia that were sold at retail. In addition, it was verified the occurrence of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Aeromonas sp. the sample included tilapia fillets and in natura that was obtained from ten establishments in São Paulo State, Brazil. For the characterization of pathogenic Escherichia coli, the genes stx1, stx2, eae, eltB, estB, estA, aggR and aafll were studied. In addition, the isolates obtained from Aeromonas sp. and Escherichia coli were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The results for Salmonella sp. and Staphylococcus coagulase positive were in accordance with Brazilian regulation. However, we found high populations of Aeromonas sp., total and fecal coliforms. The sample allowed to obtain 216 Escherichia coli strains and 96 Aeromonas sp. strains. Five Escherichia coli strains presented genes that were virulence factors coders (eae and estA). Compared to isolates of Aeromonas spp., the most frequent species were Aeromonas trota (50%), Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria (28%) and Aeromonas schubertii (17%). In general, higher frequency of resistant isolates was observed in antimicrobials ampicillin 10?g, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 20?g, cephalothin 30?g, cefoxitin 30?g, cefuroxime 30?g and cotrimozaxol 25?g. Moreover, it was possible to observe multiple resistance among isolates. In conclusion, the maintenance of health and hygiene practices both in aquaculture and fish sales is necessary because the presence of pathogenic microorganisms with multiple resistances to antimicrobials tested