Microbiologic evaluation of dry salty pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) sold in the markets and fairs of Manaus and Fonte Boa, Amazonas

Authors

  • Euclides Luis Queiroz de Vasconcelos
  • Adriana Pontes Viana
  • Pedro Roberto Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v8n4.1675

Keywords:

fish, quality, bacteria.

Abstract

This study evaluated the microbiological quality of dry-salted arapaima marketed in two fairs of the state of Amazonas. Were acquired twenty salted-dried fishes samples coming from the Sustainable Development Reserve Uaiti-Paraná in Fonte Boa and PANAIR in Manaus. The products of PANAIR and Fonte Boa observed the following results: for Salmonella, all samples showed satisfactory results (Absence in 25g). However, all the other results in CFU / g: staphylococci (1.0x103, 1.2x103), halophilic bacteria (2.6x103, 6.0x103) and fungi (2.5x103, 5.1x10³) outside the limit allowed by Brazilian law. The products were unfit for human consumption, indicating the need best technologies to obtain arapaima salted-dried without risk to consumer health

Published

2015-08-31

Issue

Section

Tecnologia de alimentos

How to Cite

1.
Vasconcelos ELQ de, Viana AP, Oliveira PR. Microbiologic evaluation of dry salty pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) sold in the markets and fairs of Manaus and Fonte Boa, Amazonas. Pubvet [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];8(04). Available from: https://ojs.pubvet.com.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1728