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Microbiological Quality of Coconut Water Sold in the Grande Vitória Region, Brazil, and Phenogenotypic Antimicrobial Resistance of Associated Enterobacteria

2024; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 12; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/microorganisms12091883

ISSN

2076-2607

Autores

Valéria Modolo Peterle, Juliana Aliprandi Bittencourt Cardoso, Carolina Magri Ferraz, Delcimara Ferreira de Sousa, Natália Pereira, Alessandra Figueiredo de Castro Nassar, Vanessa Castro, Luís Antônio Mathias, Marita Vedovelli Cardozo, Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi,

Tópico(s)

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Resumo

This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological quality of coconut water sold from street carts equipped with cooling coils or refrigerated at bakeries in the Grande Vitória Region, Brazil. Additionally, it assessed the phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles of isolated enterobacteria. The results indicated that coconut water sold at street carts had lower microbiological quality compared to refrigerated samples, as evidenced by significantly higher counts of mesophilic microorganisms. Using MALDI-TOF, the following opportunistic pathogens were identified:

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