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| Rall,V.L.M.; Sforcin,J.M.; Augustini,V.C.M.; Watanabe,M.T.; Fernandes Jr.,A.; Rall,R.; Silva,M.G.; Araújo Jr.,J.P. |
| Food handlers, an important factor in food quality, may contain bacteria that are able to cause foodborne disease. The present study aimed to research coagulase-negative (CNS) and -positive staphylococci (CPS) in 82 food handlers, analyzing nasal and hand swabs, with identification of 62 CNS (75.6%) and 20 CPS strains (24.4%). Staphylococcal enterotoxins genes were investigated by PCR. In 20 CPS strains, 19 were positive for one or more genes. The percentage of CNS presenting genes for enterotoxins was high (46.8%). Despite of the staphylococcal species, the most common gene was sea (35.4%), followed by seh and sej (29.2%). The detection of new staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) genes showed a higher pathogenic potential in this genus. The presence of these... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Staphylococcal enterotoxins; Coagulase-negative staphylococci; S. aureus; Food handler. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000100011 |
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