scholarly journals Caracterización microbiológica y fisicoquímica del agua de lastre de buques de tráfico internacional que arribaron al puerto de Tumaco durante 2013

2014 ◽  
pp. 211-222
Author(s):  
Jenny Lisbeth Parada Gutiérrez ◽  
Claudia Inés Payán Bastidas ◽  
Róbinson Fidel Casanova Rosero

En el presente estudio se evaluaron los niveles microbianos para los indicadores coliformes totales, coliformes fecales (Escherichia coli), Enterococcus spp y el agente patoógeno Vibrio spp. Así mismo para algunas variables sicoquímicas (pH, temperatura, conductividad, salinidad, nutrientes y oxígeno disuelto) con base en el monitoreo realizado al agua contenida en los tanques de lastre de once (11) buque-tanques de tráfico marítimo internacional, que arribaron al Terminal Multiboyas de Ecopetrol de Tumaco durante 2013. Los resultados microbiológicos revelaron la presencia de indicadores bacterianos en todos los tanques de lastre: en el 73.9 % de los tanques el recuento microbiano para el grupo coliformes sobrepasó las 250 UFC/100ml y el género Enterococcus spp excedió las 100 UFC/100ml en el 8.7 %. Asimismo se registró la presencia del género Vibrio spp en el 52.2 % de los tanques examinados. Esto implica que el agua de lastre evaluada, la cual es descargada en la bahía, genera un riesgo potencial tanto para el ecosistema marino como para la salud humana, constituyendo un vector para la introducción de especies invasoras y organismos patógenos. Los niveles de las variables sicoquímicas se encontraron dentro de los intervalos reportados para la bahía de Tumaco y, por ende, no alteran las características del agua de la bahía.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e596101220735
Author(s):  
Iara Nunes de Siqueira ◽  
Aline Antas Cordeiro Cavalcanti ◽  
Joyce Galvão de Souza ◽  
Filipe Jordão Pereira de Medeiros ◽  
João Carlos Taveira ◽  
...  

The sanitary evaluation of equipment and hands is fundamental to investigate the presence of pathogens in the dairy industry. Then, this study aims to evaluate the sanitization of equipment, workers’ hands, raw and pasteurized milk in goat milk dairies in the Cariri region, state of Paraíba.  Collected 32 samples of four dairies represented by letters A, B, C, and D. The followings contents were analyzed: mesophiles, total and thermotolerant coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Samonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in the reception tank, pasteurization tank, packing machine, package, wall, workers’ hand, and each dairy’s raw and pasteurized milk. After isolation, 84 colonies were confirmed by MALDI TOF. The indicator microorganisms presented variations for the workers’ hands, while A and B stayed within the patterns. For the equipment, only dairy B was within limits. They were out of the standard for mesophiles, total coliforms, and thermotolerant regarding raw and pasteurized milk. The microorganisms, the Enterobacteriaceae family presented a higher frequency, with 77.38%, and within this family, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterobacter spp. were the most prevalent. Gram-positive corresponded to 22.62%, Bacillus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and Macrococcus caseolyticus. Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. were not isolated. These demonstrate failures in goat milk processing with pathogenic bacteria in several dairy plants, indicating the need to adjust the product’s quality control.


1978 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. CHRISTOPHER ◽  
C. VANDERZANT ◽  
J. D. PARKER ◽  
F. S. CONTE

Aerobic plate counts of fresh pond-reared shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris, Penaeus vannamei, and Penaeus setiferus) ranged from 1.5 × 103 to 1.3 × 104 per gram. Coryneform bacteria and Vibrio spp. dominated the microbial flora of shrimp. Aerobic plate counts of pond waters ranged from 6.1 × 102 to 2.2 × 104 per milliliter. Vibrio spp. usually were dominant in pond waters. Enterococci and coliform levels in shrimp were low. Fecal coliforms were present in only one of 11 shrimp samples. No Escherichia coli was recovered from pond-reared shrimp. Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Bacillus cereus, and Clostridium perfringens were not recovered from either shrimp or pond waters. No relationship could be established between changes in numbers and types of microorganisms in pond-reared shrimp or pond waters and changes in characteristics of the pond waters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and pH.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Margarita Terentjeva ◽  
Madara Streikiša ◽  
Jeļena Avsejenko ◽  
Jūlija Trofimova ◽  
Kaspars Kovaļenko ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Jasmin Burović

Ova studija predstavlja podatke prikupljene iz Veterinarske stanice “Zevet” d.o.o. Zenica, Bosna i Hercegovina o zastupljenosti bakterijskih patogena kod klinički prisutnih mastitisa mliječnih goveda i profilima njihove antimikrobne osjetljivosti. Za laboratorijsku izolaciju obrađena su 52 uzorka od kojih su 23 bila bakteriološki pozitivna. Najčešći izolati bili su Staphylococcus aureus u 21,74 % uzoraka i Streptococcus agalactiae u 17,39 % izolira- nih uzoraka, koagulaza-negativni stafilokoki (13,04 %), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13,04 %), Ente- rococcus spp. (8,70 %), Escherichia coli (8,70 %), Streptococcus spp., Enterobacter, Serratia spp. i Yersinia enterocolitica (4,35 %). Najveća antimikrobna otpornost među izolatima primjećena je na benzilpenicilin (56,25 %) i oksitetraciklin (46,15 %) s ukupnom otpornosti na uporabljena antimikrobna sredstava od 25,99 %. Na tri testirana antimikrobna sredstva (neomicin, klindamicin i cefotaksim) izolati nisu pokazali otpornost. Ostali antibiotici na koje je primijećena niska ukupna otpornost su ciprofloksacin (5,56 %) i ofloksacin (6,67 %). Samo jedan izolat nije pokazao nikakvu otpornost na testirane antimikrobike (S. aureus). Najveću otpornost među izolatima pokazao je Enterococcus spp., pokazujući senzibilitet samo za tetracikline. S. aureus je pokazao otpornost na benzilpenicilin i cefaleksin u 60 % slučajeva. Svi izolati S. agalactiae su bili otporni na tetracikline, oksitetracikline i gentamicin. Koagulaza negativni stafilokoki pokazali su otpornost na cefaleksin u dva slučaja i otpornost na benzilpenicilin, eri- tromicin i oksacilin u jednom izolatu. Klebsiella pneumoniae je pokazala otpornost na cefaleksin, amoksicilin i benzilpenicilin u svim ispitivanim izolatima, a pokazala je i otpornost na tetracikline u dva izolata. Svi ostali izolati pokazali su otpornost prema najmanje jednom testiranom antimikrobiku. U 46 slučajeva se odmah pristu- palo liječenju s 86,96 % uspjehom koji je procijenjen na osnovu izostanka kliničkog relapsa i smanjenja broja somatskih stanica u dopuštene granice za tri tjedna nakon provedene terapije.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beilei Ge ◽  
Kelly J. Domesle ◽  
Stuart A. Gaines ◽  
Claudia Lam ◽  
Sonya M. Bodeis Jones ◽  
...  

The role animal food plays in the introduction of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria into the human food chain is not well understood. We conducted an analysis of 1025 samples (647 pet food and 378 animal feed) collected across the United States during 2005–2011 for two indicator organisms (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp.). The overall prevalence ranged from 12.5% for E. coli to 45.2% for Enterococcus spp., and 11.2% of samples harbored both organisms. Regardless of bacterial genus, animal feed had significantly higher prevalence than pet food (p < 0.001). A general downward trend in prevalence was observed from 2005 to 2009 followed by an upward trend thereafter. Among E. coli isolates (n = 241), resistance was highest to tetracycline (11.2%) and below 5% for fourteen other antimicrobials. Among Enterococcus spp. isolates (n = 1074), Enterococcus faecium (95.1%) was the predominant species. Resistance was most common to tetracycline (30.1%) and ciprofloxacin (10.7%), but below 10% for thirteen other antimicrobials. Multidrug-resistant organisms were observed among both E. coli and Enterococcus spp. isolates at 3.3%. Compared to National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) 2011 retail meat and animal data, the overall resistance for both organisms was much lower in animal food. These findings help establish a historic baseline for the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance among U.S. animal food products and future efforts may be needed to monitor changes over time.


2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 847-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELENA ÁLVAREZ-FERNÁNDEZ ◽  
JESSICA DOMÍNGUEZ-RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
ROSA CAPITA ◽  
CARLOS ALONSO-CALLEJA

Microbial counts (aerobic bacteria, psychrotrophs, Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, Pseudomonas spp., Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., and molds and yeasts) were obtained for the shells of 240 table eggs in northwestern Spain. Eggs from six sources (40 samples in each) were analyzed: chicken eggs from five different housing systems (conventional battery cages, barn, free range, organic, and domestic breeding) and quail eggs (cages). A total of 120 Escherichia coli strains (20 from each source) were tested by the disk diffusion method for resistance to 12 antimicrobial drugs of veterinary and human health significance. Aerobic plate counts ranged from 1.96 ± 1.0 (barn) to 3.69 ± 0.7 (domestic) log CFU/cm2. Counts for most microbial groups differed significantly between sources. Eggs from domestic production had the highest contamination loads (P &lt; 0.05) for aerobic bacteria, Enterococcus spp., and molds and yeasts and the highest prevalence of E. coli. Twenty-three E. coli isolates (19.17%) were susceptible to all antimicrobials tested, and 80.83% were resistant to one (22.50%) or more (58.33%) antimicrobials. The housing system had a significant influence (P &lt; 0.05) on the average resistance per strain, with the highest resistance in conventional cage (2.85) and barn (3.10) systems followed by free range (1.55) and quail (1.95). Eggs from organic (1.00) and domestic (0.75) production systems had the lowest resistance per strain. The highest prevalence of resistance was observed for the groups of antimicrobials more frequently used on poultry farms. Our results suggest that a relationship exists between the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli strains and the more frequent use of antimicrobials in conventional (cage, barn, and free range) than in domestic and organic chicken housing systems. Education covering good sanitary practices for handling eggs to avoid cross-contamination or inadequate cooking is needed.


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