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标题：Occurrence of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from PDO Taleggio Production Plants
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作者：Erica Tirloni ; Cristian Bernardi ; Francesco Pomilio 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2020
卷号：9
期号：11
页码：1636-1649
DOI：10.3390/foods9111636
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The present study evaluated the presence of Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes in four plants producing PDO Taleggio cheese. A total of 360 environmental samples were collected from different areas during production. The sampling points were identified as Food Contact Surfaces (FCS), transfer-Non Food Contact Surfaces (tr-NFCS), and non-transfer-NFCS (non-tr-NFCS). Fifty-nine ingredients/products were also analyzed. Listeria spp. was found in all the plants with a mean prevalence of 23.1%; plants that included a ripening area showed significantly higher prevalence if compared to the other plants. The positivity rate detected on FCS was moderate (~12%), but significantly lower if compared to NFCS (about 1/4 of the samples, p < 0.01). Among the FCS, higher prevalence was revealed on ripening equipment. Listeria spp. was never detected in the ingredients or products. A total of 125 Listeria spp. isolates were identified, mostly as L. innocua (almost 80%). L. monocytogenes was detected only from two FCS samples, in an area dedicated to the cutting of ripened blue cheeses; strain characterization by whole genome sequencing (WGS) evidenced a low virulence of the isolates. The results of the present study stress the importance of Listeria spp. management in the dairy plants producing PDO Taleggio and similar cheeses, mainly by the application of strict hygienic practices.
关键词：traceability; Listeria monocytogenes ; Listeria spp;; whole genome sequencing (WGS); PDO Taleggio cheese traceability ; Listeria monocytogenes ; Listeria spp; ; whole genome sequencing (WGS) ; PDO Taleggio cheese