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RAW OYSTERS CAN BE A RISK FOR INFECTIONS
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Instituto de Ciências Marinhas, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Instituto de Ciências Marinhas, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Ceará. Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Instituto de Ciências Marinhas, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Instituto de Ciências Marinhas, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Ceará. Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Instituto de Ciências Marinhas, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Abstract
The aims of this study were to count and identify sucrose positive and negative vibrios isolated from
cultivated Crassostrea rhizophorae oysters during their growing cycle. Every month for 12 months, 10 to
18 oysters were collected for study. Collections occurred at the Center for Studies of Coastal Aquaculture
(CSCA), which is associated with the Institute of Marine Science, Labomar, located in Euzebio, Ceará, Brazil.
Approximately 150 oysters and their intervalvular liquor were studied. Vibrio Standard Plates Counts
(SPC) from oyster meat and their intervalvular liquor varied from 25 to 59,000,000 CFU/g. For most of
the 12 months of the oysters’ life, it was possible to identify Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Vibrio carchariae
was identified in four collections. Among other isolated species, the most important, considering public
health risks, was V. vulnificus, although only one strain was confirmed. We concluded that retail purchased
oysters should never be eaten raw or undercooked because many species of the genus Vibrio are known to
be pathogenic to humans and live naturally on and in shellfish throughout their life cycle.
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