Evaluation of the microbiological and chemical aspects of autochthonous wild snails in Sardinia.

This study was conducted to acquire knowledge on the epidemiology and ecology of some zoonotic agents in snails. Chemical and microbiological analysis was carried out on 46 samples of snails belonging to the species of and . The association between heavy metals and wild snails, a native consumer product in the Region of Sardinia, was determined.

Microbiological Findings in Ready-to-Eat and Precooked Food Distributed in Public Catering Halls in Cagliari Province, Italy.

During this research 159 samples of ready-to-eat and precooked food were examined for the detection of spp., , , coagulase-positive staphylococci and , bacterial count. All samples were negative for spp.