Frequency of indicator bacteria, Salmonella and diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes on ready-to-eat cooked vegetable salads from Mexican restaurants.
Lett Appl Microbiol
; 56(6): 414-20, 2013 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23461467
UNLABELLED: The presence of coliform bacteria, faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, diarrhoeagenic E. coli pathotypes (DEP) and Salmonella were determined in ready-to-eat cooked vegetable salads (RECS) from restaurants in Pachuca city, Mexico. The RECS were purchased from three types of restaurants: national chain restaurants (A), local restaurants (B) and small restaurants (C). Two restaurants for each A and B, and three for C, were included. Forty RECS samples were purchased at each A and B restaurant and 20 at each C restaurant. Of the overall total of 220 analysed samples, 100, 98·2, 72·3, 4·1 and 4·1% had coliform bacteria, faecal coliforms, E. coli, DEP and Salmonella, respectively. Identified DEP included enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). The EPEC, ETEC and STEC were isolated each from 1·4% of samples. No E. coli O157:H7 were detected in any STEC-positive samples. The analysis of Kruskal-Wallis anova and median test of microbiological data showed that the microbiological quality of RECS did not differ between the different restaurants (P > 0·05). SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This is the first report regarding microbiological quality and Salmonella, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) isolation from ready-to-eat cooked vegetable salads from Mexican restaurants. Ready-to-eat cooked vegetable salads could be an important factor contributing to the endemicity of EPEC, ETEC and STEC, and Salmonella caused gastroenteritis in Mexico.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Restaurantes
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Salmonella
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Verduras
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Enterobacteriaceae
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Escherichia coli
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lett Appl Microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Reino Unido