[Microbiological analysis of red octopus in fishing ports of Campeche, Mexico].

Objective: In this work we studied the microbiological quality of the red octopus given its important economic and social impact on the region South-Southeast of Mexico.

Materials And Methods: Samples were taken in different areas of capture of the species and analyzed with biochemical tests described in the Mexican official standards, identifying strains belonging to the genus Vibrio, Salmonella and faecal coliforms, and E. coli O157: H7.