A5006930104- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Sex work and related issues
- Paraquat toxicity studies and treatments
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia
2018-2025
Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen, markedly persistent even in harsh environments and responsible for high hospitalization mortality rates. The aim of the present study was to detect strains circulating Sicily over a five-year period characterize their antimicrobial resistance profiles. key element this sharing data among various entities involved food control clinical surveillance listeriosis order develop integrated approach pathogen. A total 128 isolates were...
Abstract The issue of whether market fish can be involved in the transmission Toxoplasma gondii marine environment is highly debated since toxoplasmosis has been diagnosed frequently cetaceans stranded along Mediterranean coastlines recent times. To support hypothesis that fishes harbour and effectively transmit parasite to top‐of‐the‐food‐chain organisms human consumers fishery products, a total 1,293 from 17 species obtained wholesale local markets were examined for T. DNA. Real‐time PCR...
Seafood can vehiculate foodborne illnesses from water to humans. Climate changes, increasing contamination and coastlines anthropization, favor the global spread of Vibrio spp. occurrence antibiotic-resistant isolates. The aim this study was evaluate potentially pathogenic in fishery products collected Sicily assess their antibiotic resistance. Bacteriological molecular methods were applied 603 seafood samples detect V. parahaemolyticus, cholerae, vulnificus, alginolyticus order...
Notification of foodborne outbreaks has been mandatory in Europe since 2005, and surveillance is carried out along the entire food chain. Here we report results obtained from laboratory investigations about four cases that occurred Sicily between 2009 2016, deemed to be related staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) coagulase-positive Staphylococci (CPS) by Local Public Health Authority. Primosale cheese samples were processed culture methods for enumeration CPS immunoenzymatic assays detection...
Bivalves can concentrate biological and chemical pollutants, causing foodborne outbreaks whose occurrence is increasing, due to climatic anthropic factors that are difficult reverse, hence the need for improved surveillance. This study aimed evaluate hygienic qualities of bivalves sampled along production distribution chain in Sicily collect useful data consumer safety. Bacteriological molecular analyses were performed on 254 samples detection enteropathogenic Vibrio, Arcobacter spp.,...
In this study, four dead great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Blumenbach, 1978) specimens, collected from the coasts and lakes of Southern Italy, were examined by necropsy for detection Contraceacum sp. The adults larvae found subjected to morphological analysis molecular identification PCR-RFLP. A total 181 Contracaecum specimens detected in all cormorants (prevalence = 100%), showing an intensity infestation between nine ninety-two. co-infestation adult larval forms rudolphii was...
The spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) Salmonella strains, along the poultry supply chain, can represent a relevant threat to human health. This study aimed evaluate prevalence and antimicrobial resistance spp. isolated from meat for consumption. Between 2019 2021, 145 samples were analyzed according ISO 6579-1:2017. strains identified by using biochemical-enzymatic assays serotyping, Kauffmann-White-Le Minor scheme. antibiotic susceptibility tests determined Kirby-Bauer method. Forty...
Background and Aim: Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that commonly infects warm-blooded animals, including humans.Virtually all species can be infected, but a species-specific variability evident, in terms of both type severity the symptoms encountered.As serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) plays important regulatory role physiological immune responses, aim this research was to assess whether toxoplasmosis disease could affect plasma 5-HT concentration and/or hematochemical...
This preliminary study aimed to detect biological and chemical contaminants in vegetables sold Sicily for human consumption, assess the spread of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) strains these foods, characterize their antimicrobial-resistance genes. A total 29 fresh ready-to-eat samples were analyzed. Microbiological analyses performed detection Salmonella spp. enumeration Enterococci, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial resistance was assessed by Kirby-Bauer method, according...
Background and Aim: Toxoplasma gondii is a global zoonotic parasite infecting virtually all warm-blooded species, although species-specific variability evident referring to symptoms frame. Both the success of T. outcome infection depend on delicate balance between host cellular pathways evasion or modulation strategies elicited by parasite. The hormonal molecular mechanisms involved in this host-parasite are still unclear, especially when considering intermediate species other than mouse....
BACKGROUND AND AIM: {T. gondii} is the fourth most important parasite in world and second out of 14 foodborne pathogens USA Europe. Meat-borne transmission causes food-borne infections Europe (EFSA-European Food Safety Authority). SINZOO part Veterinary Informative System Italian Ministry Health. It collects transmit data to EFSA, published annual EFSA/ECDC summary reports on zoonoses. The aim this study was evaluate effectiveness for epidemiological surveillance toxoplasmosis Italy....