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| Author(s): |
Graciela Volz Lopes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ) |
| Defense date: | 2009-12-04 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Teresa Destro;
Mariza Landgraf
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| Advisor: | Maria Teresa Destro |
| Abstract | |
Campylobacter spp. infections are reported as a frequent cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in many countries. The thermophilic bacterial species belonging to the genus Campylobacter, particularly Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli have been isolated from feces of animals and are associated with the contamination of meat during the slaughtering process. These two species are the most frequently involved in cases of human campylobacteriosis conveyed by food. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence and population of Campylobacter spp. during cattle slaughter and in refrigerated chicken and beef cuts commercialized in the city of Sao Paulo/SP. A total of 198 animals were sampled in the hide after bleeding, the carcass immediately after skinning and after evisceration. Samples were obtained by swab technique in the chest area encompassing an area of 400 cm2. We also analyzed 120 refrigerated chicken cuts and 100 beef cuts. The samples were analyzed according to ISO 10272-1 and 2 methods and the isolates were confirmed as Campylobacter by PCR technique. Campylobacter was isolated only in the hide samples (45/198), and C. jejuni was the only species found. Campylobacter was isolated in 14.2% (17/120) of chicken samples. The most prevalent species in chickens was C. coli (88%), followed by C. jejuni (12%). Campylobacter spp. was not isolated from beef cuts. The counts of Campylobacter spp. was < 13 CFU/cm2 in bovine carcasses, < 2 CFU/g in chicken samples and < 10 CFU/cm2 in beef cuts. The susceptibility to 8 antimicrobial agents of 120 isolates of chicken and bovine hide was determined using the disk-diffusion method. The resistance to quinolones (ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid) was frequently observed in strains of C. jejuni (72.2%) and C. coli (50.8%) isolated from chickens. Among strains of C. jejuni obtained from bovine hide highest resistance rate was observed to streptomycin (32%), followed by erythromycin (16%) and nalidixic acid (14%). (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/05316-5 - Detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. in beef and fresh chicken cuts commercialized in the city of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Graciela Volz Lopes |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |