Two-year investigation of spore-formers through the production chain at two cheese plants in Norway.

Spore-forming bacteria are the most complex group of microbes to eliminate from the dairy production line due to their ability to withstand heat treatment usually used in dairy processing. These ubiquitous microorganisms have ample opportunity for multiple points of entry into the milk chain, creating issues for food quality and safety. Certain spore-formers, namely bacilli and clostridia, are more problematic to the dairy industry due to their possible pathogenicity, growth, and production of metabolites and spoilage enzymes.

Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae in healthy poultry: Insights and perspectives from culturing and metagenomics.

Previously, Klebsiella pneumoniae was found to occur more frequently in healthy turkey flocks than in healthy broiler flocks in Norway. This study aimed to investigate whether this higher occurrence could be attributed to a greater abundance of K. pneumoniae in turkey flocks.

Population dynamics and characteristics of from healthy poultry in Norway.

is an important opportunistic pathogen widely studied in relation to human infection and colonization. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding other niches that may inhabit. isolated from healthy broiler and turkey flocks in Norway in 2018 have previously been described with regard to population structure, sequence types (STs), and the presence of virulence- and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes.

Highly conserved composite transposon harbouring aerobactin in from pigs.

is an important opportunistic pathogen associated with severe invasive disease in humans. Hypervirulent , which are with several acquired virulence determinants such as the siderophore aerobactin and others, are more prominent in countries in South and South-East Asia compared to European countries. This pathotype is capable of causing liver abscesses in immunocompetent persons in the community.

Exploring in Healthy Poultry Reveals High Genetic Diversity, Good Biofilm-Forming Abilities and Higher Prevalence in Turkeys Than Broilers.

is a well-studied human pathogen for which antimicrobial resistant and hypervirulent clones have emerged globally. is also present in a variety of environmental niches, but currently there is a lack of knowledge on the occurrence and characteristics of from non-human sources. Certain environmental niches, e.