ANÁLISE DOS PARÂMETROS MICROBIOLÓGICOS DA CARNE BOVINA MOÍDA “IN NATURA” COMERCIALIZADA NA MESORREGIÃO DO AGRESTE PARAIBANO

Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine the presence of total coliforms, thermotolerant coliforms, total count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, numbers of Staphylococcus sp. and Escherichia coli in fresh ground bovine meat collected in commercial establishments located in the cities of Areia, Alagoa Grande, Remígio and Esperança. A sample of ground beef was collected at commercial establishments of every city in the presented work. The experiment was carried out at the Laboratório de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva (Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine) of the Hospital Veterinário (Veterinary Hospital) of the Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal da Paraíba (Center of Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Paraíba). To analyze the parameters was used the standard methodology. All samples were positive for total and fecal coliforms; high numbers of colony forming units were found in the count of aerobic mesophilic bacteria. Two cities were positive for E. coli, while the other two cities had Staphylococcus sp. Was concluded that the ground meat offered in the cities evaluated showed high levels of microbial contamination and could lead to risks of food poisoning, deterioration and loss of quality.