Salmonella spp. isolated by miniaturized most probable number and conventional microbiology in poultry slaughterhouses

Background: Salmonella spp. are frequently isolated from fowls, and their detection in poultry products varies according to the breeding system and the slaughtering process, bringing risks to the consumer and compromising the marketability. The control of Salmonella in poultry slaughterhouses is based on the detection of bacteria, but the quantification of the agent would be important in assessing risk, as well as in obtaining data to determine the capacity of each step of the process to decrease or increase bacterial contamination. The aims of this study were to propose a method for the quantification of Salmonella in poultry slaughterhouses, frequency of isolation and serovars identified. Materials, Methods & Results: Twenty-one broiler flocks from seven federally inspected slaughterhouses in southern Brazil, totaling 1,071 samples, were assessed by miniaturized most probable number (mMPN) and conventional microbiology. The samples were collected in triplicate at 17 points, which included cloacae, transportation cages before and after sanitization, water (scald tank, supply, pre-chiller and chiller), and carcasses (before and after scalding, defeathering, rinsing, evisceration, final rinsing, chilling at 4ºC, and freezing at -12C for 24 h, 30 and 60 days). Typical Salmonella colonies were submitted to TSI, LIA, SIM, urea, and polyvalent anti-O antiserum tests [...](AU)

Salmonella spp. isolated by miniaturized most probable number and conventional microbiology in poultry slaughterhouses

Background: Salmonella spp. are frequently isolated from fowls, and their detection in poultry products varies according to the breeding system and the slaughtering process, bringing risks to the consumer and compromising the marketability. The control of Salmonella in poultry slaughterhouses is based on the detection of bacteria, but the quantification of the agent would be important in assessing risk, as well as in obtaining data to determine the capacity of each step of the process to decrease or increase bacterial contamination. The aims of this study were to propose a method for the quantification of Salmonella in poultry slaughterhouses, frequency of isolation and serovars identified. Materials, Methods & Results: Twenty-one broiler flocks from seven federally inspected slaughterhouses in southern Brazil, totaling 1,071 samples, were assessed by miniaturized most probable number (mMPN) and conventional microbiology. The samples were collected in triplicate at 17 points, which included cloacae, transportation cages before and after sanitization, water (scald tank, supply, pre-chiller and chiller), and carcasses (before and after scalding, defeathering, rinsing, evisceration, final rinsing, chilling at 4ºC, and freezing at -12C for 24 h, 30 and 60 days). Typical Salmonella colonies were submitted to TSI, LIA, SIM, urea, and polyvalent anti-O antiserum tests [...]

Número mais provável miniaturizado e microbiologia convencional para isolamento de Salmonella spp. em abatedouros de frangos de corte / Miniaturized most probable number and conventional microbiology for isolation of Salmonella spp. in poultry slaughterhouses

Os produtos de origem avícola podem ser importantes veículos de transmissão de Salmonella spp. para humanos e, dentre os vários parâmetros que determinam a qualidade de um alimento, destacam-se os que definem suas características microbiológicas. Objetivou-se detectar e quantificar Salmonella spp. na tecnologia de abate de frangos de corte por microbiologia convencional (MC) e número mais provável miniaturizado (mNMP). As coletas foram realizadas em duas visitas a três abatedouros sob Inspeção Federal e em seis pontos de coleta em triplicata, definidos como: recepção das aves (swabs de cloaca e esponjas de gaiolas de transporte antes e após a higienização) e carcaças (após pré resfriamento em chiller, após o gotejamento e antes da embalagem primária e congeladas a -12oC por 24 horas), totalizando 108 amostras. Identificou-se Salmonella spp. em três dos seis pontos do fluxograma de abate e em dois dos três estabelecimentos amostrados, independentemente do método utilizado, perfazendo 5,5% de positividade, onde destaca-se a contaminação nas gaiolas de transporte das aves após a higienização. Não foi possível correlacionar os resultados da microbiologia convencional e do mNMP ou mesmo quantificar a contaminação ao longo da tecnologia de abate, o que indica a necessidade de se utilizar um método qualitativo aliado ao método de quantificação quando Salmonella estiver presente em quantidades inferiores ao limite de detecção do mNMP proposto (0,13 NMP/mL). Os sorovares identificados foram Typhimurium, Panama, Lexington e Rissen, consideradas paratíficos e, portanto, potencialmente capazes de causar infecções em humanos, embora estes sorovares não tenham sido isolados em produtos finais e sim na chegada dos frangos aos abatedouros (swabs de cloaca e gaiolas de transporte). A identificação de Salmonella spp. nas gaiolas de transporte após a higienização é um indicativo da necessidade de revisão e adequação dos métodos automatizados de lavagem atualmente utilizados nos abatedouros.(AU)

Poultry products can be important modes of transmission of Salmonella spp. to humans and, among several parameters used to determine food quality, microbiological characteristics play an essential role. The aim of this study was to determine and quantify Salmonella spp. at broiler slaughtering facilities. This was done by conventional microbiology and by the miniaturized most probable number (mMPN) methods. Three federally-inspected slaughterhouses were visited, where samples were collected in triplicate from six sites: reception of live birds (cloacal swabs and sponge samples from transport cages before and after sanitation) and carcass processing (after pre-chiller, after dripping, and before primary packaging and refrigeration at -12oC for 24h), totaling 108 samples. Three of the six surveyed sites and two of the three slaughterhouses were contaminated with Salmonella spp., showing an infection rate of 5.5% independently of the method used, and revealing that transport cages were contaminated after sanitation. No correlation could be established between the results of conventional microbiology and mMPN methods, and contamination along the slaughtering line could not quantified. This indicates the importance of combining qualitative and quantitative methods for the enumeration of Salmonella when detection rates are lower than the proposed mMPN limit (0.13 MPN/mL). Typhimurium, Panama, Lexington and Rissen, which are paratyphoid organisms and are potentially infectious to humans, were identified. However, these serovars were isolated at the reception of live birds (from cloacal swabs and from transport cages) rather than from the end products. Given that Salmonella spp. was detected in transport cages after sanitation, it is paramount that automated washing procedures currently used in slaughterhouses be reassessed and adjusted.(AU)

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella Heidelberg isolated from a poultry slaughterhouse in 2005 and 2009 / Perfil de resistência a antimicrobianos por Salmonella Heidelberg isoladas de abatedouro avícola em 2005 e 2009

Background: Salmonella spp. is recognized as being one of the most common bacterial causes of food-borne illness spreadon poultry production due to easy adaptation to environment and diffi cult to eradicate. In poultry production system antimicrobials are added in feed as growth promoters in continuous and sub-therapeutic doses, inducing a selective pressure andconsequent antimicrobial resistance. This management causes public health problems to disseminate resistant pathogensthrough food chain and reduce the options of treatment of bacterial infections.Materials, Methods & Results: The samples were isolated in a poultry slaughterhouse under Federal Inspection in amonitoring, research and quantifi cation project of Salmonella spp in critical control points in slaughterhouse. Adaptedmethodology was used for quantifi cation of Salmonella as follows: swabs and cages were placed in 50 mL of peptonewater buffered 1% (PW 1%) and incubated at 37ºC for 12 h; for the analysis of water 100 mL were inoculated in 50 mL ofpeptone water buffered in triple concentration and incubated at 37ºC for 12 h; the chickens and carcasses were packed insterile bags with a capacity of 4000 mL, added 150 mL of peptone water buffered 1%, agitated manually for one minuteand the rinsing broth incubated by 12 h at 37ºC. After hatching were made decimal dilutions Rapapport Vassiliadis broth(RV), inoculated 1 mL in 9 mL of RV broth until 10-3 dilution and incubation for 12 h at 41°C in a water bath with agitation. After this period 100 µL of RV broth were seeded in Agar Rambach and Agar XLD and the plates incubated at 37ºCfor 12 h. Salmonella-like growth were placed in Agar Rambach and confi rmed as Salmonella to biochemical tests (TSI,LIA, urea broth) and assayed for polyvalent antiserum to Salmonella. The fi nal identifi cation of the samples was carriedout by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR, Premi® Test Salmonella DSM). Were selected 20 samples of Salmonella...(AU)

Isolamento de Salmonella na tecnologia de abate de suínos como subsídio para o sistema appcc / Salmonella isolation in a pig slaughtering technology as allowance for the system haccp / Aislamiento de Salmonella en la tecnología de matanza de porcinos como subsidio para el sistema appcc

A Salmonella pode estar presente em carcaças suínas ao final da tecnologia de abate, sendo que não existem procedimentos de inspeção especificamente direcionados para o controle desta bactéria, consideradas um risco potencial para a saúde pública. O objetivo do trabalho foi verificar a presença de Salmonella em carcaças suínas e caracterizar os pontos críticos de controle (PCCs) da tecnologia de abate como subsídio ao sistema APPCC. Foram realizados swabs de carcaças após a escaldagem/depilação, antes da evisceração, após evisceração e serragem da carcaça e após 24 horas de refrigeração, gerando 120 amostras (30 carcaças de cinco lotes). Isolou-se Salmonella em 53,3% dos PCs analisados, sendo 40% antes da eviscerarão e 30% após a escaldagem/depilação e evisceração/serragem. Nas carcaças resfriadas por 24 horas não foi isolada Salmonella. Os sorovares identificados foram Typhimurium (96,7 %) e Panama (3,22%). O isolamento de Salmonella reforça a necessidade de programas de monitoria da bactéria, desde as granjas até os abatedouros, enquanto o não isolamento nas carcaças resfriadas indica a importância da lavagem final e adequação da cadeia do frio, o que minimiza a contaminação pela intensificação das medidas de higiene e controle de pontos críticos para subsidiar o sistema APPCC.(AU)

Salmonella can be present in swine carcasses at the end of slaughtering and there is no specifically guided inspection procedure for the control of this bacterium, considered a potential risk for public health. The objective of this paper is to verify the presence of Salmonella in carcasses and to characterize the critical points of control (CPCs) of the slaughtering technology as a subsidy to the HACCP system. The carcasses were swabbed at different points during the slaughtering process, ant after 24 hours of refrigeration, generating 120 samples (30 carcasses from five different batches). Salmonella was isolated in 53.3% of the CPs analyzed, being 40% before evisceration and 30% after scalding/depilation and evisceration/ sawing. No Salmonella was isolated in the carcasses refrigerated for 24 hours. Typhimurium (96.7%) and Panama (3.22%) were the serovars identified. Salmonella isolation indicates the need of programs to monitor the bacterium from the farms to the slaughterhouse, while the non-isolation in the refrigerated carcasses shows the relevance of the cold chain, which minimizes the contamination by the intensification of hygiene measures and the control of critical points to subsidize the HACCP system.(AU)

La Salmonella puede estar presente en carcasas porcinas al final de la matanza, siendo que no existen procedimientos de inspección específicamente direccionados para el control de esta bacteria, consideradas un riesgo potencial a la salud pública. El objetivo del trabajo ha sido verificar la presencia de Salmonella en carcasas porcinas y caracterizar los puntos críticos de control (PCCs) en la tecnología de matanza como subsidio al sistema APPCC. Se han realizado swabs de carcasas tras escaldadura/depilación, antes de evisceración, después de la evisceración y serrín de la carcasa y después de 24 horas de refrigeración, generando 120 muestras (30 carcasas de cinco lotes) Se ha aislado Salmonella en 53,3% de los PCs analizados, siendo 40% antes de evisceración y 30% después de la escaldadura/depilación y evisceración/serrín. En las carcasas enfriadas por 24 horas no se ha aislado Salmonella. Los serovares identificados fueron Typhimurium (96,7%) y Panama (3,22%). El aislamiento de Salmonella refuerza la necesidad de programas de monitoria de la bacteria, desde las granjas hasta los mataderos, el no aislamiento en las carcasas enfriadas indica la importancia del lavado final y adecuación de la cadena del frío, lo que minimiza la contaminación por la intensificación de las medidas de higiene y control de puntos críticos para subsidiar el sistema APPCC(AU)

Perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos e eficácia de sanitizantes frente aos isolados de Salmonella spp. oriundos de carcaças suínas no Rio Grande do Sul / Antimicrobial sensitivity and efficacy of sanitizers against the Salmonella spp. isolated from swine slaughterhouse in southern Brazil

Os objetivos do trabalho foram avaliar o perfil de sensibilidade a antimicrobianos e a eficácia de três sanitizantes frente a isolados de Salmonella spp. oriundos de carcaças na tecnologia de abate de suínos. Avaliaram-se 120 amostras, das quais 39 foram positivas para Salmonella spp. Os princípios ativos testados foram penicilina G 10 U, amoxicilina + ácido clavulânico 30mcg, ampicilina 10mcg, cloranfenicol 30mcg, tetraciclina 30mcg, estreptomicina 10mcg, neomicina 30mcg, gentamicina 10mcg, enrofloxacina 5mcg, sulfazotrim 25mcg, sulfonamida 300mcg e trimetropima 5mcg. Nos testes com sanitizantes utilizaram-se clorexidina, amônia quaternária e ácido peracético com tempos de contato de um, cinco, 10 e 15 minutos. Os índices de resistência aos antimicrobianos foram de 100 por cento para penicilina, 94,9 por cento para tetraciclina, 89,7 por cento para trimetropima e 87,2 por cento para ampicilina. Nenhum dos princípios ativos foi 100 por cento eficaz frente aos isolados testados, observando-se melhor ação para amoxicilina+ácido clavulânico (86,7 por cento), neomicina (86,7 por cento) e cloranfenicol (64,1 por cento). Nos testes de eficácia dos sanitizantes, o ácido peracético a 0.5 por cento foi efetivo a partir de 10 minutos (94,6 por cento) e 15 minutos (97,3 por cento) de contato; amônia quaternária a 1 por cento por 10 minutos (89,2 por cento) e 15 minutos (97,3 por cento) e clorexidina a 0.5 por cento por 10 minutos (70,3 por cento) e 15 minutos de contato (72,8 por cento). Todas as amostras testadas apresentaram multirresistência e seis [...] O sanitizante mais efetivo frente aos isolados testados foi o ácido peracético a 0.5 por cento por 15 minutos, reforçando a necessidade de monitorar também a efetividade de produtos sanitizantes frente aos isolados de Salmonella spp.(AU)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial sensitivity and efficacy of three sanitizers against Salmonella spp. isolated from carcasses in swine slaughterhouse. Thirty nine of 120 samples were positive for Salmonella spp. The antimicrobials tested included: penicillin G 10 U, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 30mcg, ampicillin 10mcg, chloramphenicol 30mcg, tetracycline 30mcg, streptomycin 10mcg, gentamicin 10mcg, neomycin 30mcg, enrofloxacin 5mcg, sulfazotrim 25mcg, sulfonamide 300mcg and trimetropim 5mcg. In the tests with sanitizers were used chlorhexidine, quaternary ammonia and peracetic acid, which were put in contact intervals of 1, 5, 10 and 15 minutes. Antimicrobial resistance was observed using penicillin (100 percent), tetracycline (94.9 percent), trimetropim (89.7 percent), and ampicillin (87.2 percent). None of the antimicrobials was 100 percent effective against the samples tested. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid (86.7 percent), neomycin (86.7 percent) and chloramphenicol (64.1 percent) showed better antimicrobial action. In tests of efficacy of sanitizers, 0.5 percent peracetic acid was effective at 10 minutes (94.6 percent) and 15 minutes (97.3 percent) of contact; 1 percent quaternary ammonia at 10 minutes (89.2 percent) and 15 minutes (97.3 percent) and 0.5 percent chlorhexidine at 10 minutes (70.3 percent) and 15 minutes (72.8 percent). All samples tested were multidrug resistance and six (15.3 percent) showed resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfonamide and tetracycline (ACSSuT group) indicating the need to monitor the spread of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. isolated from swine. The most effective sanitizing against the bacteria tested was 0.5 percent peracetic acid per 15 minutes, reinforcing the need to monitor the effectiveness of products sanitizers against Salmonella spp.(AU)

Antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella Heidelberg isolated from a poultry slaughterhouse in 2005 and 2009 / Perfil de resistência a antimicrobianos por Salmonella Heidelberg isoladas de abatedouro avícola em 2005 e 2009

Background: Salmonella spp. is recognized as being one of the most common bacterial causes of food-borne illness spreadon poultry production due to easy adaptation to environment and diffi cult to eradicate. In poultry production system antimicrobials are added in feed as growth promoters in continuous and sub-therapeutic doses, inducing a selective pressure andconsequent antimicrobial resistance. This management causes public health problems to disseminate resistant pathogensthrough food chain and reduce the options of treatment of bacterial infections.Materials, Methods & Results: The samples were isolated in a poultry slaughterhouse under Federal Inspection in amonitoring, research and quantifi cation project of Salmonella spp in critical control points in slaughterhouse. Adaptedmethodology was used for quantifi cation of Salmonella as follows: swabs and cages were placed in 50 mL of peptonewater buffered 1% (PW 1%) and incubated at 37ºC for 12 h; for the analysis of water 100 mL were inoculated in 50 mL ofpeptone water buffered in triple concentration and incubated at 37ºC for 12 h; the chickens and carcasses were packed insterile bags with a capacity of 4000 mL, added 150 mL of peptone water buffered 1%, agitated manually for one minuteand the rinsing broth incubated by 12 h at 37ºC. After hatching were made decimal dilutions Rapapport Vassiliadis broth(RV), inoculated 1 mL in 9 mL of RV broth until 10-3 dilution and incubation for 12 h at 41°C in a water bath with agitation. After this period 100 µL of RV broth were seeded in Agar Rambach and Agar XLD and the plates incubated at 37ºCfor 12 h. Salmonella-like growth were placed in Agar Rambach and confi rmed as Salmonella to biochemical tests (TSI,LIA, urea broth) and assayed for polyvalent antiserum to Salmonella. The fi nal identifi cation of the samples was carriedout by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR, Premi® Test Salmonella DSM). Were selected 20 samples of Salmonella...