Publications by authors named "Giovanni Dell'Orfano"

Article Synopsis
  • - This study marks the first identification of the marine neurotoxin pinnatoxin-G (PnTX-G) in clams from the northwestern Adriatic Sea, Italy.
  • - The research also identifies a new potentially toxic dinoflagellate species in Italian waters, highlighting its spread from France.
  • - The findings show low concentrations of PnTXs, prompting the need for further sample collection and the establishment of monitoring programs for new marine biotoxins to assess risks properly.
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Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano is a traditional Italian Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheese ripened for a minimum of 5 months, with the feature of a ripening of at least 80 to at most 100 days in pits, digged into tuffaceous rocks according to medieval tradition of Italy. In this study, a challenge test using as a surrogate of was performed, with the aim of increasing knowledge concerning the impact of the Fossa cheese process, and especially of the traditional ripening process of this PDO, on the behaviour of Pasteurized milk was experimentally inoculated with 4.5 log CFU/mL cocktail by three strains, and and Mesophilic Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) counts as well as the evolution of temperatures, pH and a values were monitored throughout the manufacturing and ripening processes.

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