Publications by authors named "Ilaria Bruini"
The foodborne pathogen is a concern in food safety because of its ability to form biofilm and to persist in food industry. In this mini-review, the issue represented by this pathogen and some of the latest efforts performed in order to investigate the composition of biofilms formed by are summarized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn order to evaluate carrier status of cull dairy cattle at slaughter, 125 animals were randomly selected during the period February-May 2016. Dairy cows were reared in 89 farms located in two regions of Northern Italy (Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions), where bovine milk is primarily used for cheese and cheese production. Samples were collected by swabbing a 400-cm area of the brisket hide and by rectoanal mucosal swabs.
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- A study tested ninety pig carcasses and twenty-one food contact surfaces in a slaughterhouse processing 380 pigs per hour from 2014 to 2015, focusing on contamination levels.
- Four specific sites on each carcass were swabbed after evisceration, and various surfaces like meat conveyors and dressing tables were also tested for contamination.
- Results indicated that 17.8% of carcasses and 19.0% of food contact surfaces were contaminated, with notable prevalence linked to issues during the dehairing process that increased contamination levels significantly in one sampling session.
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- - A study conducted in Northern Italy in 2013-2014 tested 201 pigs for Salmonella in their mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and fecal samples from 67 batches to assess prevalence and contamination levels.
- - Salmonella was detected in 19.9% of pig MLN and 49.3% of environmental fecal samples, with Salmonella Derby being the most common serovar found in both types of samples; longer lairage times significantly increased contamination rates.
- - PFGE typing revealed multiple strain types, with some shared between pig MLN and fecal samples, indicating potential correlations between Salmonella isolates found in pigs and the surrounding environment.