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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
País: | Brazil
Título: | Enterococcus spp. Resistant to Multiple Antimicrobial Drugs and Determination of Fecal Contamination Levels in Mangrove Oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae)
Autores: | Rubião,Cynthia Annes; Franco,Robson Maia; Mesquita,Eliana de Fátima Marques de; Miguel,Marco Antonio Lemos; Cabral,Claudius Couto; Fonseca,Ana Beatriz Monteiro.
Data: | 2017-01-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Water pollution; Escherichia coli; Enterococcus spp.; Antimicrobial resistance; Bivalve molluscs.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine and compare the Most Probable Number (MPN) of Total Coliforms (TC), Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. and to characterize the antimicrobial resistance profiles of Enterococcus spp. isolated from oysters collected in the Barra de Guaratiba Mangrove, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The enumeration of E. coli has been used to indicate fecal contamination and hygienic-sanitary conditions of bivalve molluscs. Enterococci are capable to transfer several antimicrobial resistance genes to pathogenic bacteria, including those from Gram-negative group. The oysters were bought from local fishermen and a total of 123 individuals were analyzed. The TC, E. coli and Enterococcus spp. MPN mean were 26,300/100 g, 3,260/100 g and 2,820/100 g, respectively. The only correlation found was between TC and E. coli. Two strains of Enterococcus spp. were resistant to three different antimicrobial categories, including a high level resistance to streptomycin. One strain presented intermediate resistance to vancomycin. The E. coli levels exceeded the limits established by international legislation. This microbiological contamination in oysters reflects the water pollution and indicates a probable contamination of other seafood species from this mangrove, which can represent a risk for consumers and a threat to the environment and public health.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132017000100308
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/1678-4324-2017160127
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.60 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess