https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/2900
Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Hygienic-sanitary quality of vegetables and evaluation of treatments for the elimination of indigenous E. coli and E. coli O157:H7 from the surface of leaves of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) |
Título(s) alternativo(s): | Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos |
Autor(es): | Santos, Ytana Oliveira Almeida, Rogeria Comastri de Castro Guimarães, Alaise Gil Almeida, Paulo Fernando de |
Autor(es): | Santos, Ytana Oliveira Almeida, Rogeria Comastri de Castro Guimarães, Alaise Gil Almeida, Paulo Fernando de |
Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to evaluate the hygienic-sanitary quality of vegetables and irrigation water and assess the effectiveness of lemon juice and vinegar in reducing E. coli strains inoculated on lettuce. One hundred and forty samples of vegetables and 45 samples of irrigation water were investigated for thermotolerant coliforms and Salmonella spp. In order to verify the effectiveness of natural household sanitizers in reducing E. coli in inoculated lettuce, four treatment solutions were tested: fresh lemon juice, alcohol vinegar, lemon juice-vinegar mixture, and lemon juice-vinegar-water mixture. The microbiological analysis revealed high rates of contamination by thermotolerant coliforms and identified the presence of E. coli in 32% of the tested vegetable samples and 56% of the water samples. While no significant statistical difference (p < 0, 05) was identified in the tested solutions, the treatment with a combination of lemon juice and vinegar resulted in the highest Decimal Reductions (DR) of E. coli O157: H7 while the treatment with vinegar alone was the most effective against the indigenous E. coli strain. |
Palavras-chave: | Escherichia coli natural household sanitizers vegetables irrigation water sanitizante natural de uso doméstico hortaliças água de irrigação |
Editora / Evento / Instituição: | Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/2900 |
Data do documento: | Out-2010 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Escola de Nutrição) |
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