Smelly shark, smelly ray: what is infecting you?

Aims: Although elasmobranchs are consumed worldwide, bacteriological assessments for this group are still sorely lacking. In this context, this study assessed bacteria of sharks and rays from one of the most important landing ports along the Rio de Janeiro coast.

Methods And Results: Bacteria were isolated from the cloacal swabs of the sampled elasmobranchs.

Virulence-Associated Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance of Isolates from Animal, Food, and Human Sources in Brazil.

Aeromonads are natural inhabitants of aquatic environments and may be associated with various human or animal diseases. Its pathogenicity is complex and multifactorial and is associated with many virulence factors. In this study, 110 selected isolates isolated from food, animals, and human clinical material from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed.

A comprehensive survey of Aeromonas sp. and Vibrio sp. in seabirds from southeastern Brazil: outcomes for public health.

Aims: To perform a microbiological survey regarding the presence, prevalence and characterization of Aeromonas sp. and Vibrio sp. in debilitated wrecked marine birds recovered from the centre-north coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) as a candidate sentinel of Atlantic Ocean health.

Introduction: Seabirds have been historically used to monitor environmental contamination. The aim of the present study was to test the suitability of a species belonging to the Procellariiformes group, the Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, as a sentinel of environmental health, by determining contaminant levels (trace metals and organochlorine compounds) from carcass tissues and by isolating Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas spp.