Paio do Alentejo (PA) is one of the most popular dry-fermented sausages in Portugal. The aim present work was to evaluate effect a high concentration starter cultures with an extended fermentation step on safety and quality PA. Physicochemical parameters, microbiological biogenic amines, colour, texture profile, sensory attributes were assessed. Five starters selected based our previous works. ...

Aim. This survey study was conducted from April 2014 through March 2015 in Bauchi, Yobe, and Gombe states, northeastern Nigeria, to explore the risk factors associated with the occurrence of gastrointestinal helminthosis among indigenous donkeys (Equus asinus). Materials and Methods. A total of six hundred fresh faecal samples were randomly collected from indigenous donkeys of varying age, sex,...

Abstract The objective of this study was to use matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation–time flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the identification ovine-associated staphylococci. Presumptive Staphylococcus isolates were recovered from ovine udder surface (US), individual raw milk, bulk tank and cheese samples characterised by conventional phenotypic methods. A total 69 bacterial fu...

A total of 133 (65.51%) faecal samples were found positive for various helminths and most frequently strongyle infections were diagnosed with an infection rate of 58.5% (117/200) in a year long study to asses various epidemiological factors influencing the gastro-intestinal nematodes of horses. Significant difference in the prevalence of various gastrointestinal helminths was detected in the st...

Ventricina del Vastese is a traditional dry fermented sausage from Central Italy not yet characterized for the occurrence, identity and safety of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), bacterial group technologically important this kind product. Therefore, in study, 98 CNS isolates four manufacturers were differentiated using repetitive element palindromic PCR (Rep-PCR) identified 16S rRNA gen...

Staphylococcus spp. is a major cause of nosocomial infection and sepsis. However, increasing drug resistance is becoming a challenge to microbiologists. The purpose of this study was to identify and determine antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and drug resistance genes of clinical coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolates at Mae Sot Hospital in Tak province, Thailand. A total of 229 CoN...

Thirty-two farms (n = 535 cows) located in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, were sampled. Pathogens from bovine subclinical mastitis (SCM) and clinical mastitis (CLM) were identified by 16S rDNA and the sensitivity to both antibiotics and bacteriocins of Bacillus thuringiensis was tested. Forty-six milk samples were selected for their positive California Mastitis Test (CMT) (≥3) and any abnorma...

Biofilm formation on equipment surfaces is a potential food safety hazard, providing increased resistance and persistence of pathogens spoilage microorganisms in production environments. The issue preventing the biofilm extremely important, since wide range disinfectants does not always provide proper effect. article discusses antimicrobial effectiveness with various active ingredients (based c...

Macrocyclic lactones (MLs) represent the major drug class for control of parasitic infections in humans and animals. However, recently reports of treatment failures became more frequent. In addition to human and ruminant parasitic nematodes this also is the case for the horse-nematode Parascaris equorum. Nevertheless, to date the molecular basis of ML resistance is still not understood. Unspeci...