Listeria sp. presence in Brazilian colonial cheese: potential risk to public health

Authors

  • Celso Pianta
  • Sérgio José de Oliveira
  • Luiz Cesar Bello Fallavena
  • Ana Maria Telles Esmeraldino

Keywords:

colonial cheese, Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, public health.

Abstract

This work was carried out aiming to isolate microorganisms belonging to the Listeria genus. For that purpose, 161 samples of commercial colonial cheese obtained in several geographic regions of Rio Grande do Sul, from 2003 to 2006, were bacteriologicaly examined according to the official protocol of Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Isolated of Listeria sp. from 12 samples were examined regarding to phenotypic characteristics based on colonial morphology, elective culture media and blood agar, type of hemolysis, sugar fermentation and CAMP test. Listeria innocua was the most frequent isolate from 10 cheese samples, followed by L. monocytogenes which was isolated from 2 samples.

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PIANTA, Celso; OLIVEIRA, Sérgio José de; FALLAVENA, Luiz Cesar Bello; ESMERALDINO, Ana Maria Telles. Listeria sp. presence in Brazilian colonial cheese: potential risk to public health. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 7, n. 1, p. 85–90, 2008. Disponível em: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/5338. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Research Article - Science of Animals and Derived Products

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