title: Glucuronidase activity of Escherichia coli isolated from chicken carcasses.
abstract: To identify Escherichia coli through the production of β-D-glucuronidase (GUD), 622 suspect cultures were isolated from chicken carcasses and plated in Petrifilm™ EC. Of these cultures, only 44 (7.1%) failed to produce GUD. This result indicates the usefulness of GUD production for estimating E. coli populations in chicken.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Veterinária , Viçosa, MG , Brasil.
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martins Perin
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keizo Yamazi
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mendonça Moraes
authors.forename: Marcus Vinícius
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Coutinho Cossi
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sérgio de Arruda Pinto
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Augusto Nero
keywords: Escherichia coli; chicken; glucuronidase activity
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