Table 2 Microbiological contamination of meat of the clam Tivela mactroides sampled in 2004–2005 along the shore of Caraguatatuba Bay, southeastern Brazil
Agents | Unit | Ref. val. | April 22, 2004 | May 19, 2004 | September 2, 2004 | February 16, 2005 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brasil, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (2001) | FAO/WHO Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations/World Health Organization (2008) | Sampling sites | Sampling sites | Sampling sites | Sampling sites | ||||||||||
A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | ||||
Fecal coliforms | MPN/g | 50 | 700 | ≥2400 | ≥2400 | ≥2400 | 210 | 240 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 240 | 39 | 9 |
Staphylococcus aureus | CFU/g | 1000 | 3500 | 610 | 3900 | 2400 | 1500 | 500 | 1400 | 1200 | 800 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
Salmonella sp. | Abs. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | ||
Vibrio cholerae | Abs. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | Pres. | ||