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标题：Salmonella detection and aerobic colony count in deep-frozen carcasses of house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and starling (Sturnus vulgaris) intended for human consumption
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作者：Frédérique Pasquali ; Alessandra De Cesare ; Simonetta Braggio 等
期刊名称：Italian Journal of Food Safety
电子版ISSN：2239-7132
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：2
DOI：10.4081/ijfs.2014.1668
语种：English
出版社：PAGEPress Publications
摘要：Wild birds are potential vehicles of zoonotic pathogen transmission to humans. The zoonotic concern increases for small wild birds like house sparrows ( Passer domesticus ) and starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris ) which are hunted in developing countries and commercialised in Italy for human consumption. From June to October 2011, 330 house sparrows and 140 starlings were hunted and slaughtered. Deepfrozen carcasses were transported to Italy and stored for 6-8 months at -18°C. Aerobic colony count and Salmonella detection in carcasses were assessed following standard microbiological methods (ISO 4833:2003 and ISO 6579:2004, respectively). Carcasses of house sparrows showed higher levels of aerobic bacteria in comparison to starling carcasses (5.7 vs 3.2 log10 CFU/g). Moreover, 7 out of 11 lots of carcasses of house sparrows were positive for Salmonella . Among the 18 isolates of Salmonella , 14 were S. Typhimurium, 2 were S. Enteritidis, and 2 were not distinguishable. All of them were susceptible to antibiotics. All tested carcasses of starling were Salmonella negative. Deep-freezing was not efficient as a decontamination technique on carcasses of house sparrows.
关键词：House sparrow; Starling; Carcasses; Aerobic bacteria; Salmonella