A5078285529- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Moringa oleifera research and applications
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Political Theory and Democracy
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Heavy Metals in Plants
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Heavy metals in environment
University of Padua
2011-2024
University of Bologna
2003-2004
In the present study we characterized 47 food-borne isolates of Bacillus cereus using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Newly determined sequences were combined with available in public data banks order to produce largest set possible. Phylogenetic analysis was performed on a total 296 strains for which MLST information is available, and three main lineages--I, II, III--within B. complex identified. With few exceptions, all group I. The occurrence horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among...
Artisanal fisheries in southern Chile rely heavily on the Patagonian red octopus (Enteroctopus megalocyathus) as a valuable resource, contributing significantly to local economies. This species accounts for 25–40% of Chilean landings. It is merobenthic species, characterized by semelparous life cycle and long brooding period, it distributed along Pacific Atlantic coasts tip South America, inhabiting holes crevices rocky substrates. However, this fishery faces critical challenges both its...
Equid milk (donkey or mare) has traditionally been consumed raw fermented due to its distinctive chemical composition, which closely resembles human milk, and nutritional benefits. Nowadays, interest in it is increasing, despite limited research on microbiological risk. Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), a globally re-emerging zoonotic agent, rarely investigated equid milk. The objective of this study was demonstrate the applicability selected analytical methods for detecting C. A commercial...
<p>The aim of the study was to evaluate some meat physical quality and muscle fibre properties rabbit when considering 2 sire breeds (SB: Vienna Blue [VB]; Burgundy Fawn [BF]; both coloured slow-growing breeds), several parity orders (P: 1, 2, ≥3), gender (G), slaughter seasons (SS: spring, summer) in an organic production system. The effect storage time (ST) at frozen state (2 mo –20°C) <em>Longissimus lumborum</em> (LL) also evaluated. Animals were slaughtered they...
Abstract Considering that few data are currently available about donkey milk microbiological quality and given the spread of food‐borne outbreaks strongly linked with consumption raw milk, aim present study was to investigate food safety Italian milk. Total viable count (TVC) coagulase‐positive Staphylococcus were evaluated verify process hygiene criteria for donkey's The presence Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes , Cronobacter sakazakii E. coli O157, Campylobacter spp. estimate its...
The study evaluated the effects of sire breed (SB: Vienna Blue (VB) and Burgundy Fawn (BF)), parity order (P: 1 = nulliparous, 2 primiparous, ≥3 multiparous), slaughter season (SS: spring, summer), gender (G: males, females) on meat quality rabbits reared under an organic production system. They originated from VB BF sires mated with females derived a mix crossbreds (medium- to large-sized breeds). Rabbits were 46 ± 6 days old, they housed in groups five collective cages, fed pelleted diet,...
Probiotic bacteria are microorganisms with beneficial effects on human health and currently used in numerous food supplements. However, no selection process is able to effectively distinguish probiotics from non-probiotic organisms the basis of their genomic characteristics. In current study, four Machine Learning algorithms were employed accurately identify probiotic based DNA Although prediction accuracies all excellent, Neural Network returned highest scores evaluation metrics, managing...
Abstract Background Although the European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF) stated that labels must be accurate and provide detailed information on ingredients, mislabeling of pet food has been documented by several authors. This phenomenon is particular concern when related to products used as elimination diets for diagnosis adverse reaction (AFR) in dogs cats because presence undeclared ingredients may negatively interfere with trial prevent veterinarian from making an appropriate...
A new alteration of ricotta cheese is here described. The discoloration which has been noted was red. responsible bacteria identified as Serratia marcescens. This probably the first report this rare type spoilage in Italy.
For its chemical and nutritional composition donkey milk is an excellent substitute for human breast milk. In fact, woman's one are quite similar their certain intrinsic properties. Based on these considerations, we performed a study the microbiological characteristics of 86 jannet's in 10 farms. Special attention was given to aspects health quality samples examined, referring analysis total microbial count pH, possible presence potentially pathogenic micro-organisms, especially by seeking...
The goal of the study was to genotypically compare S. aureus isolates from mastitis milk and raw identify relation between strains assess enterotoxigenicity isolates. Eighty-three Staphylococcus recovered cows bulk tank five farms in northern Italy were compared genotypically. genes for enterotoxins A, D, G I, but not B, C, E H toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1), detected by PCR amplification. Macrorestriction analysis with restrictions enzyme SmaI revealed 14 pulsed-field gel...
<p>The present research was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of gross lesions in condemned rabbit carcasses by analysing data recorded a large Italian slaughterhouse. From 2003 until 2017, total 103 080 019 rabbits were processed: 101 722 673 finishing and 1 357 346 breeding females. A 742 397 due to lesions. Condemned from young (n=545 070) evidenced: 33.6% enteritis, 31.5% subcutaneous abscesses, 29.7% cachexia 3.84% lung disease. Among (n=197 327) there 38.9% cachexia, followed...
Archaea and Bacteria are distinct domains of life that adapted to a variety ecological niches. Several genome-based methods have been developed for their accurate classification, yet many aspects the specific genomic features determine these differences not fully understood. In this study, we used publicly available whole-genome sequences from bacteria (
Abstract Evolutionary studies require extensive examination of genomic information across all domains life. Despite the availability a large number genomes through GenBank, effective visualisation or comparison they contain is challenging due to many reasons including their size. We introduce GBRAP, comprehensive software tool analyse GenBank files, and an online database housing collection carefully curated, high-quality genome statistics for organisms available in RefSeq NCBI. Users can...