title: Detection ofArcobacterspp. inMytilus galloprovincialisSamples Collected from Apulia Region.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence ofArcobacterspp. in 20 samples ofMytilus galloprovincialispurchased at fish markets in Apulia region. The detection ofArcobacterspp. was performed, after selective enrichment, on modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate (mCCD) agar supplemented with Cefoperazone, Amphotericin B and Teicoplanin (CAT). In 6 out of the 20 tested samples the presence ofArcobacterspp. was found and confirmed by genus-based polymerase chain reaction. All the isolates were identified as belonging to the speciesArcobacter butzleriusing 16S rDNA sequencing and BLAST online. The results represent the first report in Italy ofA. butzleridetection in marketedMytilus galloprovincialis. The survey underlines the epidemiological importance ofA. butzlerias an emerging pathogen, and highlights that mussels should be considered as a potential cause of foodborne disease outbreak.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Bonerba
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Mottola
authors: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e Basilicata , Putignano (BA).
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Parisi
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Di Pinto
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna , Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Serraino
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Giancarlo
authors: G
authors: Bozzo
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna , Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Giacometti
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Edmondo
authors: E
authors: Ceci
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Bari , Valenzano (BA).
authors: Giuseppina
authors: G
authors: Tantillo
keywords: Arcobacter butzleri; Foodborne pathogen; Mytilus galloprovincialis