Evaluation of microbiological characteristics of seafood commercialized in some cities of the Northeast region of São Paulo State

• Grant number: 07/03189-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2007
• End date: December 31, 2008
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Products of Animal Origin Inspection
• Principal Investigator: Oswaldo Durival Rossi Junior
• Grantee: Oswaldo Durival Rossi Junior
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Seafood can be an important vehicle for pathogens, responsible for causing several diseases in humans, markedly toxinfections. It has been identified pathogens such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, which are mainly found in contaminated waters and in incorrectly manipulated and stored seafood. Since the habit of eating raw fish is gradually increasing, especially in some cities of the interior of São Paulo state, the present study was designed to evaluate the microbiological characteristics of the commercialized fresh salmon (Salmo salar) and the danger that this product can represent to the health of the consumers. (AU)