Occurrence of Proteus mirabilis associated with two species of venezuelan oysters Ocorrência de Proteus mirabilis associado a duas espécies de ostras venezuelanas

Occurrence of Proteus mirabilis associated with two species of venezuelan oysters Ocorrência de Proteus mirabilis associado a duas espécies de ostras venezuelanas

The fecal contamination of raw seafood by indicators and opportunistic pathogenic microorganisms represents a public health concern. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of enteric bacteria colonizing oysters collected from a Venezuelan touristic area. Oyster samples were coll...

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Main Authors: Milagro Fernández-Delgado, Monica Contreras, María Alexandra García-Amado, Pulchérie Gueneau, Paula Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2007-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Proteus mirabilis in bivalves molluscan
Isognomon alatus
Crassostrea rhizophorae
Venezuelan coastal area
Public health and environmental impact
Antibiotic resistance
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