Seasonal variability of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in raw milk sold by automatic vending machines in Lombardy

Seasonal Variability of Thermophilic Campylobacter Spp. in Raw Milk Sold by Automatic Vending Machines in Lombardy Region

In temperate climates, a seasonal trend was observed in the incidence of human campylobacteriosis cases, with peaks reported in spring and autumn in some countries, or in summer in others; a similar trend was observed in Campylobacter spp. dairy cattle faecal shedding, suggesting that cattle may play a role in the seasonal peak of human infection. The objectives of this study were to assess if ...

Four-year monitoring of foodborne pathogens in raw milk sold by vending machines in Italy.

Prevalence data were collected from official microbiological records monitoring four selected foodborne pathogens (Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Campylobacter jejuni) in raw milk sold by self-service vending machines in seven Italian regions (60,907 samples from 1,239 vending machines) from 2008 to 2011. Data from samples analyzed by both culture-based and re...

Monitoring of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in vending machine raw milk in Piedmont, Italy

Raw milk consumption in Italy has increased over the past three years following the enactment of a national law that allows the sale of unpacked and unpasteurized cows’ milk via vending machines on the farm and at markets. From 2009 to 2011, a three-part monitoring survey of raw milk sold though vending machines was carried out to investigate for the occurrence of Salmonella spp., Escherichia c...

Economic cultivation of "thermophilic" Campylobacter spp.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Environmental Samples in Tonekabon

The major purpose of this study was isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. from different sources including domestic animals (cow, sheep, horses), poultry, river water and sewage in Tonekabon. Campylobacter spp. was isolated using prêt-KB method and identified by phenotyping tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates against differ...