Listeria SPP. and enteric pathogens in raw meat: a survey in the Ferrara area.
The Authors report the results of a study performed on 113 samples of raw meat of 6 different animal species in order to evaluate the extent of contamination by some organisms responsible for food-borne infections. A total of 2 strains of Salmonella (1.7%), 36 of Yersinia (31.8%), 35 of Campylobacter (30.9%) and 13 of Listeria (11.5%) were isolated. The possible role of contaminated meat in cases of human listeriosis is pointed out.
Maini
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Presidio Multizonale di Prevenzione, U.S.L. 31, Ferrara, Italy.
Gaiani
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R
Piva
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I
Zampino
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L
Bicocchi
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R
Bucci
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G
D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008087:Listeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000635:transmission; D008460:Meat; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D015007:Yersinia / Q000302:isolation & purification