Publications by Cvetelina Boteva

Publications by authors named "Cvetelina Boteva"

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Comparison of Clostridioides difficile strains from animals and humans: First results after introduction of C. difficile molecular typing and characterization at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

Clara Tramuta Patrizia Spigaglia Fabrizio Barbanti Daniela Manila Bianchi Cvetelina Boteva

Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis

April 2021

Article Synopsis

* A total of 39 C. difficile strains were analyzed, revealing 14 ribotypes that were found in both community-acquired patients and domestic animals, emphasizing a shared environmental connection.
* The study's findings indicate that certain ribotypes, especially RT078 and RT020, could suggest that animals may serve as a reservoir for C. difficile, which may contribute to enteric infections in humans.

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spp. in raw milk from vending machines in Piedmont and occurrence of virulence genes in isolates.

Amaranta Traversa Silvia Gallina Francesca Martucci Cvetelina Boteva Elisa Baioni

Ital J Food Saf

December 2019

spp. has been recognized as an emerging foodborne pathogen and a hazard to human health. In the dairy chain, it has been isolated from different sources, nevertheless data on occurrence in raw milk provided by vending machines are few.