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  1. Article: Influence of

    Gaspardo, Alba / Zannoni, Augusta / Turroni, Silvia / Barone, Monica / Sabetti, Maria Chiara / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Forni, Monica / Brigidi, Patrizia / Pietra, Marco

    Frontiers in veterinary science

    2020  Volume 7, Page(s) 146

    Abstract: The increasing incidence of gastrointestinal tract pathologies in dogs and the worrisome topic of antibiotic resistance have raised the need to look for new therapeutic frontiers. Of these, the use of probiotics represents a potential therapeutic ... ...

    Abstract The increasing incidence of gastrointestinal tract pathologies in dogs and the worrisome topic of antibiotic resistance have raised the need to look for new therapeutic frontiers. Of these, the use of probiotics represents a potential therapeutic alternative.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2834243-4
    ISSN 2297-1769
    ISSN 2297-1769
    DOI 10.3389/fvets.2020.00146
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  2. Article: Incidence of Bacteremia Consequent to Different Endoscopic Procedures in Dogs: A Preliminary Study.

    Gaspardo, Alba / Sabetti, Maria Chiara / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Morandi, Benedetto / Galiazzo, Giorgia / Mion, Domenico / Pietra, Marco

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2020  Volume 10, Issue 12

    Abstract: Endoscopic procedures are widely used in veterinary medicine, and their role in producing transient bacteremia is debatable. The growing issue of antibiotic resistance requires the correct use of antibiotics, avoiding their administration when not ... ...

    Abstract Endoscopic procedures are widely used in veterinary medicine, and their role in producing transient bacteremia is debatable. The growing issue of antibiotic resistance requires the correct use of antibiotics, avoiding their administration when not strictly necessary. Studies highlighting post-endoscopy bacteremia in veterinary medicine are extremely rare and often involve very few animals. This study describes the results from 74 owned dogs, brought to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Department of Veterinary Medical Science of the University of Bologna, for the purpose of undergoing an endoscopic procedure. Two blood samples were taken from each dog, one before and one after the procedure, in order to assess the incidence of bacteremia linked to endoscopic procedures. Eight dogs were tested positive at the second blood culture with an Incidence Risk (IR) of 10.8%. No statistical differences were found by comparing positive and negative blood cultures with respect to sex, age, weight and anesthesia duration. In addition, no difference was found between airway and digestive tract procedures. The present findings showed that the probability of developing bacteremia after an endoscopic procedure was quite low, and additional studies confirming this are certainly recommended as well as the evaluation of categories of patients potentially considered at risk.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani10122265
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  3. Article: Limited Exchange of Salmonella Among Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Italy

    Bonardi, Silvia / Bolzoni, Luca / Corradi, Margherita / Gilioli, Stefano / Morganti, Marina / Pongolini, Stefano / Zanoni, Renato Giulio

    EcoHealth. 2019 Sept., v. 16, no. 3

    2019  

    Abstract: The study assessed Salmonella carriage in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and compared their isolates with those recovered from the domestic swine population of the same area of northern Italy (Emilia-Romagna), characterized by intensive pig farming and rather ... ...

    Abstract The study assessed Salmonella carriage in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and compared their isolates with those recovered from the domestic swine population of the same area of northern Italy (Emilia-Romagna), characterized by intensive pig farming and rather high density of wild boars. A total of 189 wild boars hunted during twelve months (2017–2018) were tested for Salmonella in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and faecal samples. Antimicrobial resistance of recovered strains was tested against 14 antimicrobials. Salmonella was detected in 33/189 wild boars (17.5%), specifically from 30/189 MLN (15.9%) and 6/189 faecal samples (3.2%). Three animals were positive in both samples. Thirteen Salmonella serovars were identified, i.e. Typhimurium (the most common), Bovismorbificans, Coeln, Derby, Enteritidis, Gaminara, Hessarek, Houtenae IV, Kottbus, Napoli, Stanleyville, Thompson and Veneziana. Salmonella carriage was higher in warm than in cold months (P = 0.0013). Pregnancy status was never associated with Salmonella carriage, with significant difference in the recovery of the pathogen between non-pregnant and pregnant females (P = 0.003). Only one resistance pattern to streptomycin and tetracycline was found in 15 isolates (41.7%) belonging to Typhimurium (14/14; 100%) and Kottbus (1/3; 33.3%) serovars. Overlap with isolates from farmed pigs was limited at serotype level (Typhimurium, Derby, Enteritis, Bovismorbificans, Kottbus) and absent at PFGE level, and also antimicrobial resistance patterns were substantially different. This evidence indicates a substantial segregation of the two animal populations with regard to infectious contacts, possibly suggesting that biosecurity measures in place at industrial farm level limit the exchange of Salmonella.
    Keywords antibiotic resistance ; biosecurity ; cold ; enteritis ; farming systems ; farms ; feces ; females ; livestock production ; lymph nodes ; pathogens ; pregnancy ; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis ; Salmonella ; serotypes ; streptomycin ; Sus scrofa ; swine ; tetracycline ; wild boars ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-09
    Size p. 420-428.
    Publishing place Springer US
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2164327-1
    ISSN 1612-9210 ; 1612-9202
    ISSN (online) 1612-9210
    ISSN 1612-9202
    DOI 10.1007/s10393-019-01418-2
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  4. Article: Antimicrobial Susceptibility of

    Piva, Silvia / Florio, Daniela / Mion, Domenico / Zanoni, Renato Giulio

    Italian journal of food safety

    2016  Volume 5, Issue 3, Page(s) 5829

    Abstract: The present study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility ... ...

    Abstract The present study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-06-03
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2717109-7
    ISSN 2239-7132
    ISSN 2239-7132
    DOI 10.4081/ijfs.2016.5829
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  5. Article: FIRST ISOLATION OF TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM IN A CAPTIVE SAND TIGER SHARK (CARCHARIAS TAURUS).

    Florio, Daniela / Gridelli, Stefano / Fioravanti, Maria Letizia / Zanoni, Renato Giulio

    Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    2016  Volume 47, Issue 1, Page(s) 351–353

    Abstract: This report describes a case of the first isolation of Tenacibaculum maritimum from a captive-bred adult female sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) housed at the Cattolica Aquarium (Italy). The animal showed, between the second dorsal fin and the ... ...

    Abstract This report describes a case of the first isolation of Tenacibaculum maritimum from a captive-bred adult female sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) housed at the Cattolica Aquarium (Italy). The animal showed, between the second dorsal fin and the precaudal pit, skin lesions characterized by the presence of abundant whitish necrotic tissue. Through routine bacteriological examination, a bacterium was isolated from a skin lesion and subsequently identified as T. maritimum by phenotypic characters and species-specific polymerase chain reaction. The antimicrobial sensitivity of the isolated strain was evaluated for 11 antimicrobial agents by disk diffusion method. Antibiotic therapy was conducted with enrofloxacin at 10 mg kg(-1) i.m. on alternate days for 10 days. One month after the end of treatment skin lesions showed complete resolution and the shark recovered completely. The case presented here represents the first report of infection by T. maritimum in a sand tiger shark and highlights the potential pathogenic role of this microorganism in elasmobranchs kept in an aquarium.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Zoo ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Female ; Fish Diseases/drug therapy ; Fish Diseases/microbiology ; Flavobacteriaceae Infections/drug therapy ; Flavobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology ; Flavobacteriaceae Infections/veterinary ; Fluoroquinolones/administration & dosage ; Fluoroquinolones/therapeutic use ; Sharks ; Tenacibaculum/isolation & purification
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Fluoroquinolones ; enrofloxacin (3DX3XEK1BN)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2174930-9
    ISSN 1937-2825 ; 1042-7260
    ISSN (online) 1937-2825
    ISSN 1042-7260
    DOI 10.1638/2015-0064.1
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  6. Article ; Online: A comparison of the reliability of two gene targets in loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for detecting leptospiral DNA in canine urine.

    Gentilini, Fabio / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Zambon, Elisa / Turba, Maria Elena

    Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc

    2016  Volume 29, Issue 1, Page(s) 100–104

    Abstract: We compared 2 novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays that target either the 16S ribosomal RNA ( rrs) gene or the gene encoding a 32-kDa leptospiral lipoprotein ( lipL32) in order to assess the effect of the target on the accuracy of ... ...

    Abstract We compared 2 novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays that target either the 16S ribosomal RNA ( rrs) gene or the gene encoding a 32-kDa leptospiral lipoprotein ( lipL32) in order to assess the effect of the target on the accuracy of the LAMP assays. The most sensitive assay was the rrs assay with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.2 × 10
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; DNA Primers ; Dog Diseases/diagnosis ; Dog Diseases/microbiology ; Dog Diseases/urine ; Dogs ; Leptospira/genetics ; Leptospira/isolation & purification ; Leptospirosis/diagnosis ; Leptospirosis/veterinary ; Limit of Detection ; Lipoproteins/genetics ; Lipoproteins/isolation & purification ; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/veterinary ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Chemical Substances DNA Primers ; Lipoproteins ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 287603-6
    ISSN 1943-4936 ; 1040-6387
    ISSN (online) 1943-4936
    ISSN 1040-6387
    DOI 10.1177/1040638716672503
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  7. Article ; Online: A comparison of the reliability of two gene targets in loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for detecting leptospiral DNA in canine urine

    Gentilini, Fabio / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Zambon, Elisa / Turba, Maria Elena

    Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 2017 Jan., v. 29, no. 1 p.100-104

    2017  

    Abstract: We compared 2 novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays that target either the 16S ribosomal RNA (rrs) gene or the gene encoding a 32-kDa leptospiral lipoprotein (lipL32) in order to assess the effect of the target on the accuracy of the ...

    Abstract We compared 2 novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays that target either the 16S ribosomal RNA (rrs) gene or the gene encoding a 32-kDa leptospiral lipoprotein (lipL32) in order to assess the effect of the target on the accuracy of the LAMP assays. The most sensitive assay was the rrs assay with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.2 × 10¹ genome equivalents per reaction. The novel lipL32 assay showed an LOD of 1.2 × 10² genome equivalents per reaction. Both assays showed adequate specificity when tested against a collection of bacteria commonly found in voided canine urine. However, when field samples were assayed, the rrs assays gave many false-positive results and a poor positive predictive value of 8.33%. In conclusion, even if the LAMP assay is used in low prevalence areas, the lipL32 assay would be preferable. Conversely, the higher analytical sensitivity of the rrs assay could be effectively used as a screening test in endemic areas with high disease prevalence, followed by confirmation of the positive results using the lipL32 assay.
    Keywords DNA ; detection limit ; disease prevalence ; dogs ; genes ; lipoproteins ; loop-mediated isothermal amplification ; ribosomal RNA ; urine ; 16S rRNA ; Leptospira ; lipL32
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-01
    Size p. 100-104.
    Publishing place SAGE Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 287603-6
    ISSN 1943-4936 ; 1040-6387
    ISSN (online) 1943-4936
    ISSN 1040-6387
    DOI 10.1177/1040638716672503
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  8. Article ; Online: A comparison of two real-time polymerase chain reaction assays using hybridization probes targeting either 16S ribosomal RNA or a subsurface lipoprotein gene for detecting leptospires in canine urine.

    Gentilini, Fabio / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Zambon, Elisa / Turba, Maria Elena

    Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc

    2015  Volume 27, Issue 6, Page(s) 696–703

    Abstract: Leptospires are excreted in the urine of infected animals, and the prompt detection of leptospiral DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is increasingly being used. However, contradictory data has emerged concerning the diagnostic accuracy of the ... ...

    Abstract Leptospires are excreted in the urine of infected animals, and the prompt detection of leptospiral DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is increasingly being used. However, contradictory data has emerged concerning the diagnostic accuracy of the most popular PCR assays that target either the 16S ribosomal RNA (rrs) or the subsurface lipoprotein (LipL32) genes. In order to clarify the effect of the gene target, a novel hydrolysis probe-based, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay targeting the LipL32 gene was developed, validated, and then compared directly to the previously described rrs hydrolysis probe-based qPCR using a convenience collection of canine urine samples. The novel LipL32 qPCR assay was linear from 5.9 × 10(6) to 59 genome equivalents per reaction. Both the LipL32 and the rrs qPCR assays showed a limit of detection of 10 target copies per reaction indicating an approximately equivalent analytical sensitivity. Both assays amplified all 20 pathogenic leptospiral strains tested but did not amplify a representative collection of bacteria commonly found in voided canine urine. When the field samples were assayed, 1 and 5 out of 184 samples yielded an amplification signal in the LipL32 and rrs assays, respectively. Nevertheless, when the limit of detection was considered as the cutoff for interpreting findings, the 4 discordant cases were judged as negative. In conclusion, our study confirmed that both LipL32 and rrs are suitable targets for qPCR for the detection of leptospiral DNA in canine urine. However, the rrs target requires the mandatory use of a cutoff value in order to correctly interpret spurious amplifications.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/isolation & purification ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/urine ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification ; DNA, Bacterial/urine ; Dog Diseases/diagnosis ; Dog Diseases/microbiology ; Dog Diseases/urine ; Dogs ; Leptospira/genetics ; Leptospira/isolation & purification ; Leptospirosis/diagnosis ; Leptospirosis/microbiology ; Leptospirosis/urine ; Leptospirosis/veterinary ; Lipoproteins/genetics ; Lipoproteins/isolation & purification ; Lipoproteins/urine ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/isolation & purification ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/urine ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins ; DNA, Bacterial ; LipL32 protein, Leptospira ; Lipoproteins ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 287603-6
    ISSN 1943-4936 ; 1040-6387
    ISSN (online) 1943-4936
    ISSN 1040-6387
    DOI 10.1177/1040638715610378
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  9. Article ; Online: Limited Exchange of Salmonella Among Domestic Pigs and Wild Boars in Italy.

    Bonardi, Silvia / Bolzoni, Luca / Zanoni, Renato Giulio / Morganti, Marina / Corradi, Margherita / Gilioli, Stefano / Pongolini, Stefano

    EcoHealth

    2019  Volume 16, Issue 3, Page(s) 420–428

    Abstract: The study assessed Salmonella carriage in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and compared their isolates with those recovered from the domestic swine population of the same area of northern Italy (Emilia-Romagna), characterized by intensive pig farming and rather ... ...

    Abstract The study assessed Salmonella carriage in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and compared their isolates with those recovered from the domestic swine population of the same area of northern Italy (Emilia-Romagna), characterized by intensive pig farming and rather high density of wild boars. A total of 189 wild boars hunted during twelve months (2017-2018) were tested for Salmonella in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and faecal samples. Antimicrobial resistance of recovered strains was tested against 14 antimicrobials. Salmonella was detected in 33/189 wild boars (17.5%), specifically from 30/189 MLN (15.9%) and 6/189 faecal samples (3.2%). Three animals were positive in both samples. Thirteen Salmonella serovars were identified, i.e. Typhimurium (the most common), Bovismorbificans, Coeln, Derby, Enteritidis, Gaminara, Hessarek, Houtenae IV, Kottbus, Napoli, Stanleyville, Thompson and Veneziana. Salmonella carriage was higher in warm than in cold months (P = 0.0013). Pregnancy status was never associated with Salmonella carriage, with significant difference in the recovery of the pathogen between non-pregnant and pregnant females (P = 0.003). Only one resistance pattern to streptomycin and tetracycline was found in 15 isolates (41.7%) belonging to Typhimurium (14/14; 100%) and Kottbus (1/3; 33.3%) serovars. Overlap with isolates from farmed pigs was limited at serotype level (Typhimurium, Derby, Enteritis, Bovismorbificans, Kottbus) and absent at PFGE level, and also antimicrobial resistance patterns were substantially different. This evidence indicates a substantial segregation of the two animal populations with regard to infectious contacts, possibly suggesting that biosecurity measures in place at industrial farm level limit the exchange of Salmonella.
    MeSH term(s) Age Factors ; Animals ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Feces/microbiology ; Female ; Italy/epidemiology ; Lymph Nodes/microbiology ; Male ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Salmonella/classification ; Salmonella/isolation & purification ; Salmonella Infections, Animal/epidemiology ; Sus scrofa/microbiology ; Swine ; Swine Diseases/epidemiology ; Swine Diseases/microbiology ; Temperature
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2164327-1
    ISSN 1612-9210 ; 1612-9202
    ISSN (online) 1612-9210
    ISSN 1612-9202
    DOI 10.1007/s10393-019-01418-2
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  10. Article ; Online: Campylobacter vulpis sp. nov. isolated from wild red foxes.

    Parisi, Antonio / Chiara, Matteo / Caffara, Monica / Mion, Domenico / Miller, William G / Caruso, Marta / Manzari, Caterina / Florio, Daniela / Capozzi, Loredana / D'Erchia, Anna Maria / Manzulli, Viviana / Zanoni, Renato Giulio

    Systematic and applied microbiology

    2021  Volume 44, Issue 3, Page(s) 126204

    Abstract: During a sampling of wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) for the detection of Epsilonproteobacteria, 14 strains were isolated from the caecal contents of 14 epidemiologically-unrelated animals. A genus-specific PCR indicated that the isolates belonged to the ... ...

    Abstract During a sampling of wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) for the detection of Epsilonproteobacteria, 14 strains were isolated from the caecal contents of 14 epidemiologically-unrelated animals. A genus-specific PCR indicated that the isolates belonged to the genus Campylobacter. Based on the results of a species-specific PCR, the isolates were initially identified as C. upsaliensis. However, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) revealed that the isolates were significantly different from the C. upsaliensis present in the MLST database. A polyphasic study, including conventional biochemical and tolerance characteristics, morphology by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), MALDI-TOF analysis, and genetic comparisons based on partial 16S rDNA and atpA gene sequences, was undertaken. Finally, the complete genome sequence of the type strain 251/13
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacterial Typing Techniques ; Base Composition ; Campylobacter/classification ; Campylobacter/isolation & purification ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; Foxes/microbiology ; Multilocus Sequence Typing ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA
    Chemical Substances DNA, Bacterial ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-02
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 283612-9
    ISSN 1618-0984 ; 0723-2020
    ISSN (online) 1618-0984
    ISSN 0723-2020
    DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126204
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