ABSTRACT
The present study was aimed to evaluate the contamination by thermotolerant and total coliforms of “in natura” andunfrozencaprinemeatcommercializedinthemarketsofthecityof Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, while also identifying, typifying and evaluating the profile of in-vitro susceptibility of the samples of Salmonella spp. Twenty-four samples were analyzed, using official methodologies established by the Animal Laboratory Coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The results obtained demonstrate that 15 (62.50%) of the samples analyzed were not within the microbiologic standards. As for total coliforms, 5 (20.83%) samples were found to be in satisfactory sanitary conditions and 19 (79.16%) were found to be outside the meat standard. In the Salmonella spp. research, 7 (29.17%) samples presented contamination by Salmonella spp., there being 8 sorotypes typified: 4 (50%) Salmonella enterica subsp. houtena (O:53), 2 (25%), S. Anatum, 1 (12.50%) S. Rubislaw, 1 (12.50%) S. Derby. The profile of susceptibility obtained in vitro was 100% for norfloxacine, 75% for sulpha + trimetoprim, 62.50% for tetracycline, with a variation of 100% in the resistance to penicillin, novobiocin and oxaciline and of 87.50% for amoxiciline. The study showed that there is a high rate of contamination by thermotolerant and by total coliforms, besides confirming the presence of Salmonella spp. in caprine meat commercialized in the markets of the city of the Recife, constituting a risk factor for public health. Intervention by the departments
KEY WORDS
Caprine raising; microbiology; meat