OCCURRENCE OF FECAL COLIFORMS AND E. coli ON LETTUCE MARKETED IN GOIÂNIA-GOIÁS

Authors

  • Henriqueta Merçon Vieira Rolim UFG
  • Maria Célia Lopes Torres UFG

Abstract

Fifty samples of fresh lettuce from seven different sources of production and marketing places in Goiânia, Goiás, were submitted to bacteriological analyses. Fecal coliforms were found in 91.1% of the samples and E. coli was detected in 29.4%. An average of 22.9% of the samples did not comply with the standard allowed by the Brazilian legislation.

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Published

2007-12-04

How to Cite

ROLIM, H. M. V.; TORRES, M. C. L. OCCURRENCE OF FECAL COLIFORMS AND E. coli ON LETTUCE MARKETED IN GOIÂNIA-GOIÁS. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 21, n. 1, p. 47–53, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2602. Acesso em: 17 aug. 2024.

Issue

v. 21-22, n. 1, Jan./Dec. 1991-1992

Section

Research Article

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