| microbiological condition of ground meat retailed in monterrey, mexico. | eighty-eight samples of ground meat were randomly collected from retail stores in the metropolitan area of monterrey, mexico, and were analyzed for microbial contamination. methods were those recommended by the mexican regulation and/or the u.s. food and drug administration. over 75% of the samples contained > 10(5) total mesophilic microorganisms per g, and over 40% had >10(6) total coliforms per g. fecal coliforms were present in most samples. staphylococcus aureus was detected in 2.3% of the ... | 2001 | 11510670 |
| disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis in a southern two-toed sloth (choloepus didactylus). | a southern two-toed sloth (choloepus didactylus), originally acquired from french guiana, died while maintained in quarantine in a pet store in monterrey, mexico. large yeast cells with multiple buds compatible with paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed in disseminated granulomatous lesions in the lungs, liver, spleen and kidney. transmission electron microscopical examination supported the diagnosis. this is the first report of paracoccidioidomycosis in a two-toed sloth. | 2010 | 20961559 |