Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Curd Cheese Sold in the Northeastern Region of South America
Joint Authors
Barreto de Deus, Tamiles
Barros, Ludmilla Santana Soares
Mendes da Silva, Ricardo
Karine da Silva Lima, Wanessa
Virgens Lima, Danuza das
dos Santos Silva, Adriana
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study evaluated the microbiological and sanitary quality of curd cheese sold on the beaches of the Itaparica Island, Brazil, and verified whether a correlation exists between the commercialization conditions and the microbiological data.
The research was performed between December 2015 and March 2017.
Sixty samples of rennet-containing cheese were collected to estimate the populations of mesophylls, psychrotrophic microorganisms, mold and yeast, Staphylococcus aureus, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli.
An observational analysis was performed during the collection, using a checklist to verify the sellers’ sanitary conditions and cheese marketing.
A high nonconformity index was registered regarding aspects in the checklist.
In the microbiological analyses, the number of mesophylls in raw and roasted samples ranged from 7,88 to 14,82 log CFU/mL, and those of psychrotrophs ranged from 2,80 to 3,84 log CFU/mL.
Meanwhile, mold and yeast levels in the samples ranged from 8,06 to 5,54 log CFU/mL, S.
aureus was detected at levels from 3,24 to 4,94 log CFU/mL, and the total coliform counts ranged from 4,48 to 7,18 log CFU/mL.
The number of E.
coli specimens ranged from 2,96 to 5,75 log CFU/mL.
Microbial insecurity was noted for commercialized curd cheese, and the need for intervention was indicated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barreto de Deus, Tamiles& Barros, Ludmilla Santana Soares& Mendes da Silva, Ricardo& Karine da Silva Lima, Wanessa& Virgens Lima, Danuza das& dos Santos Silva, Adriana. 2017. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Curd Cheese Sold in the Northeastern Region of South America. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167647
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barreto de Deus, Tamiles…[et al.]. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Curd Cheese Sold in the Northeastern Region of South America. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Barreto de Deus, Tamiles& Barros, Ludmilla Santana Soares& Mendes da Silva, Ricardo& Karine da Silva Lima, Wanessa& Virgens Lima, Danuza das& dos Santos Silva, Adriana. Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in Curd Cheese Sold in the Northeastern Region of South America. International Journal of Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167647
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1167647