Publications by authors named "S M Chierichetti"
This study evaluated the application of a Halobacteriovorax isolated from water of the Adriatic Sea (Italy) in controlling V. parahaemolyticus in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Two 72 h laboratory-scale V.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecovery from mild Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in young and aged C57BL/6 mice with intact flora estimated by fecal shedding, locomotor activity and grip strength.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis
April 2019
Article Synopsis
- Escherichia coli 0157:H7 is a harmful bacteria that primarily affects vulnerable populations, and traditional research models often cause significant suffering to lab mice.
- The study aimed to create a new method for tracking the effects of this pathogen on both young and old mice without altering their normal gut bacteria.
- By using various physiological measurements, the researchers found a reliable way to assess recovery post-infection with the goal of reducing animal suffering in drug testing.
Aim: To detect marine Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) which are able to infect Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seawater of the Adriatic, Italy. To test, prey specificity and predation efficiency of our Halobacteriovorax isolate, named HBXCO1, towards 17 Vibrio and 7 non-Vibrio strains linked to the Adriatic sea, Italy.
Methods And Results: Double layer agar plating technique was used to enumerate BALOs and to evaluate their prey specificity and predation efficiency.
Toxigenic and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and genetic relatedness of 42 non-O1/O139 V. cholerae strains, the majority of them isolated from seafood and marine water of the Adriatic sea, Italy, and 9 clinical strains, two of which with seawater of the Adriatic as the source of infection, were studied. All strains had hlyA El Tor gene but lacked ctxA gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA total of 162 samples of bivalve molluscs (45 mussels and 117 clams) collected between December 2012 and 2014 from harvesting areas of the Central Adriatic were analysed by a culturing method for the presence of Arcobacter spp. Species identification was performed by PCR and sequencing analysis of a fragment of the rpoB gene. Overall, Arcobacter species were detected in 30% of samples, specifically 33% clams and 22% mussels.
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