Glucuronidase activity of Escherichia coli isolated from chicken carcasses

Glucuronidase activity of Escherichia coli isolated from chicken carcasses

To identify Escherichia coli through the production of β-D-glucuronidase (GUD), 622 suspect cultures were isolated from chicken carcasses and plated in PetrifilmTM EC. Of these cultures, only 44 (7.1%) failed to produce GUD. This result indicates the usefulness of GUD production for estimat...

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Main Authors: Luana Martins Perin, Anderson Keizo Yamazi, Paula Mendonça Moraes, Marcus Vinícius Coutinho Cossi, Paulo Sérgio de Arruda Pinto, Luís Augusto Nero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
glucuronidase activity
chicken
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000300036
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Summary:To identify Escherichia coli through the production of β-D-glucuronidase (GUD), 622 suspect cultures were isolated from chicken carcasses and plated in PetrifilmTM EC. Of these cultures, only 44 (7.1%) failed to produce GUD. This result indicates the usefulness of GUD production for estimating E. coli populations in chicken.
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405

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