Microbiological Quality Assessment by PCR and Its Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mangrove Crabs (Ucides cordatus) from Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The bacteriological quality of crabs from three different mangroves (Itaóca, Suruí, and Piedade) from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, was investigated using conventional and molecular methods. The results revealed high counts for total coliforms in meat and hepatopancreas samples. PCR analyses identif...

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Main Authors: M. C. N. Carvalho, M. M. Jayme, G. S. Arenazio, F. V. Araújo, S. G. F. Leite, E. M. Del Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7825031