Bioinputs: Microbiological Analysis em Samples of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Commercialized in the municipal Market of Anápolis-Brazil

The lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is among others the most consumed in natura in Brazil, it has nutritional values indispensable to human health, having a low content of calories, vitamins A, B and C, fibers and minerals (phosphorus, iron, sodium and potassium). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), most Foodborne Diseases are transmitted through the consumption of food or contaminated water. Considering the risks of the predominant pathogens in lettuce, this work aimed to find and identify possible microorganisms in lettuce samples. The development of the work carried out the following steps: firstly, the analysis was performed using the Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) system with spectrophotometric detection, to verify the presence of microorganisms in solutions obtained with lettuce samples. After the detection of microorganisms in the referred solutions, microbiological analyzes were performed to identify them. In these analyzes the bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were identified.