Frequency of intestinal parasites in samples of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) commercialized in Lavras, Minas Gerais State

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte¹  Alves, Endrigo Gabellini Leonel¹  Figueiredo, Henrique César Pereira¹  Costa, Geraldo Márcio da¹  Guimarães, Antônio Marcos¹  Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brasil¹  Rodrigues, Luciano dos Santos¹ 

关键词: Vegetables;    Lettuce;    Intestinal parasites;    Fecal coliform;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822003000500014

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to evaluate the parasitological contamination in samples of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) commercialized in Lavras city, Minas Gerais. The samples of lettuce showed low hygienic conditions, indicated by the presence of parasites of animal or human origin and high concentration of fecal coliforms.

【 授权许可】

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