HEALTH OF CULTIVATED OYSTERS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

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We carried out a bibliographical in February 2023, using the descriptors: “bivalve mollusc”, “oyster farming”, “oyster farming”, “fungi”, “yeasts” and “bacteria”. The studies selected include articles related to the health of oysters cultivated in Brazil and in the world. We collected a total of 719 articles distributed in the Science Direct (395), Scielo (06), Google Scholar (127) and PubMed (191) databases. Only 20 articles met the criteria for inclusion in the research. The papers surveyed were mostly published in Korea, India, and the Philippines, in the year 2020. The study reveals the scarcity of aspect involving fungi and yeasts isolated from cultivated oysters.  The selected authors identified bacteria of the genus Vibrio spp., Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. in most of their works. Thus, it is necessary to increase studies that can assess the risks that such pathogenic organisms may cause in cultivable oysters and prevent damage to human and animal health.