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Antimicrobial resistance and detection of the mecA gene besides enterotoxin-encoding genes among coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from clam meat of Anomalocardia brasiliana.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Dec 2013
Batista Jacqueline Ellen Camelo, Ferreira Ewerton Lucena, Nascimento Danielle Cristina de Oliveira, Ventura Roberta Ferreira, de Oliveira Wagner Luis Mendes, Leal Nilma Cintra, Lima-Filho José Vitor
Abstract excerpt
The marine clam Anomalocardia brasiliana is a candidate as a sentinel animal to monitor the contamination levels of coliforms in shellfish-harvesting areas of Brazil's northeastern region. The aim of the present study was to search enterotoxin-encoding genes plus the mecA gene among coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) isolates from shellfish meats of A. brasiliana. The specimen clam (n=48; 40 clams per sample)...
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