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Título: Occurrence of bacteria potentially pathogenic to humans in a harvested intertidal sea snail
Autores/as: Sousa, Ricardo
Reis Vasconcelos, Joana Patricia 
Vera-Escalona, I
Riera Elena, Rodrigo 
Clasificación UNESCO: 240119 Zoología marina
3214 Toxicología
330990 Microbiología de alimentos
Palabras clave: Microbiome
Foodborne diseases
Pathogens
Invertebrates
Intertidal, et al.
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Proyectos: Desarrollo de bases técnico-científicas, capacitación y transferencia de tecnología y conocimiento para la exploración, procesamiento y comercialización de productos del mar en la Macaronesia 
Valorización de productos marinos de la Macaronesia: Turismo, gastronomía y capacitación profesional 
Publicación seriada: Molluscan Research 
Resumen: Microbes associated with marine invertebrates play a key role in the physiological and biochemical processes of the host, and can be responsible for food-borne diseases in humans. Raw invertebrates are a common component of coastal gastronomy worldwide and their consumption could represent a potential risk to humans if their microbiome hosts infectious bacteria. However, these species’ microbiome composition is usually unknown. In this study, we sequenced the 16S gene to characterise the microbiome of the digestive system and gonads of the commercially-exploited sea snail Phorcus sauciatus from the Macaronesian islands and mainland Portugal. The goal was to identify bacteria that might pose a threat to humans. In total, 910 OTUs were identified, thirty-two of which were found to be classified as Risk level-1 and -2 species. Among these, twenty pathogenic bacterial strains were found in high relative abundance and identified as potential drivers of human diseases, including Micrococcus luteus and Serratia marcescens. Here, we discuss how our findings on the occurrence of these bacteria could seriously affect humans. Our results are relevant beyond the scope of this study, as this work might also pave the way for uncovering further implications on the raw consumption of other shellfish and invertebrate species.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/113786
ISSN: 1323-5818
DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2022.2028970
Fuente: Molluscan Research [ISSN 1323-5818], n. 42 (1), p. 41-49
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