| microbiological quality of the bivalve pinctada imbricata commercialized in cumaná, venezuela. | the habitual consumption of oysters in the city of cumaná, venezuela, is made in poor sanitary conditions, therefore a study was carried out to determine the sanitary quality of the product. for this, 120 samples of oyster pinctada imbricata were collected directly from: a) fishing boats (unhandled samples) and b) after being shucked by the salesman (handled samples). unhandled samples showed the following mpn/g: faecal coliforms < 3 - 2.2 x 10, aeromonas sp. < 3 - 1.1 x 10(3), staphylococcus au ... | 2001 | 11510429 |