One hundred and sixty samples of homemade minas frescal cheese, obtained at the retail trade in the municipalities of Poços de Caldas-MG and Jaboticabal-SP, were analyzed for occurrence of the genus Aeromonas. Eighty two samples (51.2%) were contaminated by these microorganisms with populations that ranged from 5.0 x 10³ to 4.0 x 10(5) CFU/g. The species Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas schubertii, were identified, along with atypical strains. The results show that Aeromonas bacteria genus can be transmitted through the homemade minas frescal cheese and they should serve of alert to the public health services.
Aeromonas; minas frescal cheese; homemade cheese
