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Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese
Low levels of contamination by Bacillus cereus at the cheese farm is essential for reducing any opportunity for growth prior consumption. In this study, B. cereus distribution in a plant producing Protected Designation of Origin Taleggio cheese was investigated and the virulence potential of the iso...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356821/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060949 |
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author | Tirloni, Erica Stella, Simone Bernardi, Cristian Mazzantini, Diletta Celandroni, Francesco Ghelardi, Emilia |
author_facet | Tirloni, Erica Stella, Simone Bernardi, Cristian Mazzantini, Diletta Celandroni, Francesco Ghelardi, Emilia |
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description | Low levels of contamination by Bacillus cereus at the cheese farm is essential for reducing any opportunity for growth prior consumption. In this study, B. cereus distribution in a plant producing Protected Designation of Origin Taleggio cheese was investigated and the virulence potential of the isolates was evaluated. Seventy-four samples were collected from Food and Non Food Contact Surfaces (FCS, NFCS), saline curd, and Taleggio. The eleven isolates were identified, typified, and clustered. Strains were tested for the production of hemolysins, hemolysin BL (HBL), phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC), proteases, and biofilm, and for the presence of chromosomal toxin-encoding genes (sph, plcA, cytK, entFM, bcet, entS, nheA, nheB, nheC). B. cereus was detected on NFCS, FCS, and curd, but not in Taleggio. The isolates were grouped into six clusters, and all produced PC-PLC, hemolysins, and proteases, and most of them HBL (66.7%). All the clusters harbored the nheA, sph, plcA, entFM, and cytK genes, and some also nheB (83.3%), nheC (66.7%), bcet (50.0%), and entS (66.7%). All strains showed biofilm-forming ability. Our data reveal possible contamination of production plants and cheese curd by potentially virulent B. cereus, but bacterial absence in Taleggio highlights the efficacy of a proper management of the production phases in assuring consumer’s protection. |
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spelling | pubmed-73568212020-07-22 Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese Tirloni, Erica Stella, Simone Bernardi, Cristian Mazzantini, Diletta Celandroni, Francesco Ghelardi, Emilia Microorganisms Article Low levels of contamination by Bacillus cereus at the cheese farm is essential for reducing any opportunity for growth prior consumption. In this study, B. cereus distribution in a plant producing Protected Designation of Origin Taleggio cheese was investigated and the virulence potential of the isolates was evaluated. Seventy-four samples were collected from Food and Non Food Contact Surfaces (FCS, NFCS), saline curd, and Taleggio. The eleven isolates were identified, typified, and clustered. Strains were tested for the production of hemolysins, hemolysin BL (HBL), phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC), proteases, and biofilm, and for the presence of chromosomal toxin-encoding genes (sph, plcA, cytK, entFM, bcet, entS, nheA, nheB, nheC). B. cereus was detected on NFCS, FCS, and curd, but not in Taleggio. The isolates were grouped into six clusters, and all produced PC-PLC, hemolysins, and proteases, and most of them HBL (66.7%). All the clusters harbored the nheA, sph, plcA, entFM, and cytK genes, and some also nheB (83.3%), nheC (66.7%), bcet (50.0%), and entS (66.7%). All strains showed biofilm-forming ability. Our data reveal possible contamination of production plants and cheese curd by potentially virulent B. cereus, but bacterial absence in Taleggio highlights the efficacy of a proper management of the production phases in assuring consumer’s protection. MDPI 2020-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC7356821/ /pubmed/32599708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060949 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tirloni, Erica Stella, Simone Bernardi, Cristian Mazzantini, Diletta Celandroni, Francesco Ghelardi, Emilia Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title | Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title_full | Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title_fullStr | Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title_short | Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese |
title_sort | identification and pathogenic potential of bacillus cereus strains isolated from a dairy processing plant producing pdo taleggio cheese |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7356821/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599708 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060949 |
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