Salmonelose associada ao consumo de leite e produtos lácteos.

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Injúria microbiana em alimentos.

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Interferência da microbiota autóctone do queijo coalho sobre Staphylococcus coagulase positiva.

Níveis elevados de contaminantes microbiológicos, comumente encontrados em alimentos de origem animal e ambientes de processamento de alimentos, são aptos de impedir o crescimento de patógenos nestes produtos. Em alguns contextos onde bactérias ácido láticas (BAL) constituem a microbiota dominante, como nos produtos lácteos, Staphylococcus coagulase positiva (SCP) colonizam, persistem e produzem intoxicação alimentar. Com o objetivo de verificar a possível interferência da microbiota encontrada no queijo Coalho sobre a presença de SCP, 64 amostras provenientes de 16 laticínios foram submetidas a análises microbiológicas para determinar os níveis de microrganismos aeróbios mesófilos (MAM), BAL e SCP. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que a microbiota autóctone das amostras analisadas não gerou condições inadequadas ao crescimento, desenvolvimento e isolamento de SCP, uma vez que este patógeno foi detectado mesmo nas amostras que apresentaram altos níveis de contagens de MAM e BAL

Characterization of a highly efficient N-doped TiO 2 photocatalyst prepared via factorial design

The preparation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles doped with nitrogen for application as a photocatalyst in the decomposition of azo dyes was optimized by factorial planning. Five variables were evaluated and the results showed that the stirring method of the reaction medium, the nitrogen source and the calcination temperature are the determining parameters that affect the photocatalytic activity. With this methodology, it was possible to obtain an optimized photocatalyst (K1) with high surface area and high mineralization efficiency (100%) of the dye Ponceau 4R under solar irradiation. K1, its non-doped version and the worst photocatalyst obtained by the factorial planning (K2) were characterized by several techniques to rationalize the different behaviors. The observed mineralization rate constants under artificial UV-A radiation were in the order of 10−2, 10−4 and 10−3 min−1, respectively, for K1, K2 and the non-doped oxide. As shown by N2 sorption isotherms, the powders exhibited large variations in porosity as well as in the specific surface area, with values ranging from 63.03 m2 g−1 for K1 to 12.82 m2 g−1 for K2. Infrared spectra showed that the calcination of the doped oxides between 300 and 500 °C leads to considerable loss of the nitrogen content, which is corroborated by XPS measurements that also indicate the presence of oxygen vacancies on their surfaces. Nanosecond transient absorption measurements show that the electron–hole half-lifetime in K1 is 870 ns, ca. two times longer than that observed for the other photocatalysts. Additionally, dye degradation studies under solar radiation reveal that K1 is ca. 28% faster than the non-doped TiO2 under similar conditions. This higher photoactivity for K1 is attributed to its extended visible light absorption and the optimized morphological and electronic properties.DFG/BA 1137/8-