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Viability-PCR for the selective detection of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum in live bacteria-containing products by Catone, Stefania, Iannantuono, Serena, Genovese, Domenico, Von Hunolstein, Christina, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…To exert their beneficial effects, microorganisms used in live bacteria-containing products must be viable and present in certain amounts. In this study, we…”
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Novel Putative Transposable Element Associated with the Subtype E5 Botulinum Toxin Gene Cluster of Neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum Type E Strains from China by Li, Tao, Ning, Nianzhi, Iacobino, Angelo, Zhang, Liangyan, Wang, Hui, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…Previously, a whole-genome comparison of three type E strains from Italy and the United States with different type E strains indicated that the / gene might be…”
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Evidence that plasmid-borne botulinum neurotoxin type B genes are widespread among Clostridium botulinum serotype B strains by Franciosa, Giovanna, Maugliani, Antonella, Scalfaro, Concetta, Aureli, Paolo

“…Plasmids that encode certain subtypes of the botulinum neurotoxin type B have recently been detected in some Clostridium botulinum strains. The objective of…”
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Structure and genetic content of the megaplasmids of neurotoxigenic clostridium butyricum type E strains from Italy by Iacobino, Angelo, Scalfaro, Concetta, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…We determined the genetic maps of the megaplasmids of six neutoroxigenic Clostridium butyricum type E strains from Italy using molecular and bioinformatics…”
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Type E Botulinum Neurotoxin-Producing Clostridium butyricum Strains Are Aerotolerant during Vegetative Growth by Camerini, Serena, Marcocci, Lucia, Picarazzi, Lara, Iorio, Egidio, Ruspantini, Irene, Pietrangeli, Paola, Crescenzi, Marco, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…Clostridium butyricum, the type species of the genus , is considered an obligate anaerobe, yet it has been shown to grow in the presence of oxygen. strains…”
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Identification of novel linear megaplasmids carrying a ß-lactamase gene in neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum type E strains by Franciosa, Giovanna, Scalfaro, Concetta, Di Bonito, Paola, Vitale, Marco, Aureli, Paolo

“…Since the first isolation of type E botulinum toxin-producing Clostridium butyricum from two infant botulism cases in Italy in 1984, this peculiar…”
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What Links the Mascarpone and Nacho Cheese Sauce Outbreaks of Botulism by Franciosa, Giovanna

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Differentiation of the gene clusters encoding botulinum neurotoxin type A complexes in Clostridium botulinum type A, Ab, and A(B) strains by Franciosa, G, Floridi, F, Maugliani, A, Aureli, P

“…We describe a strategy to identify the clusters of genes encoding components of the botulinum toxin type A (boNT/A) complexes in 57 strains of Clostridium…”
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Infant botulism and honey in Europe: a commentary by AURELI, PAOLO, FRANCIOSA, GIOVANNA, FENICIA, LUCIA

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Distribution of epidemic clonal genetic markers among Listeria monocytogenes 4b isolates by Franciosa, Giovanna, Scalfaro, Concetta, Maugliani, Antonella, Floridi, Francesca, Gattuso, Antonietta, Hodzic, Snjezana, Aureli, Paolo

“…Recent genome sequencing of isolates of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b implicated in some major outbreaks of foodborne listeriosis has revealed unique…”
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Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Involved in Invasive and Noninvasive Listeriosis Outbreaks by PCR-Based Fingerprinting Techniques by FRANCIOSA, Giovanna, TARTARO, Stefania, WEDELL-NEERGAARD, Christina, AURELI, Paolo

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Identification of type A, B, E, and F botulinum neurotoxin genes and of botulinum neurotoxigenic clostridia by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography by Franciosa, G, Pourshaban, M, De Luca, A, Buccino, A, Dallapiccola, B, Aureli, P

“…Denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a recently developed technique for rapid screening of nucleotide polymorphisms in PCR products. We…”
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Galleria mellonella as an in vivo model for assessing the protective activity of probiotics against gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens by Scalfaro, Concetta, Iacobino, Angelo, Nardis, Chiara, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…The antagonistic activity against gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens is an important property of probiotic bacteria and a desirable feature for pre-selection…”
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National survey outcomes on commercial probiotic food supplements in Italy by Aureli, Paolo, Fiore, Alfonsina, Scalfaro, Concetta, Casale, Maria, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…To assess whether the probiotic food supplements, produced and distributed on the Italian market during 2005–2006, complied with the Italian Guidelines on…”
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Live biotherapeutic products and their regulatory framework in Italy and Europe by Franciosa, Giovanna, Guida, Serena, Gomez Miguel, Maria Jesus, Von Hunolstein, Christina

“…In Italy and Europe, live microorganisms-containing products meant to be used by vulnerable or sick people for preventing or curing a disease are defined as…”
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Effects of Megaplasmid Loss on Growth of Neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum Strains and Botulinum Neurotoxin Type E Expression by Scalfaro, Concetta, Iacobino, Angelo, Grande, Laura, Morabito, Stefano, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…Clostridium butyricum strains that atypically produce the botulinum neurotoxin type E (BoNT/E) possess a megaplasmid of unknown functions in their genome. In…”
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Evaluation of Actin-1 Expression in Wild Caught Wuchereria bancrofti-Infected Mosquito Vectors by Entonu, Moses Edache, Ndams, Iliya S., Aliyu, Muhammad

“…Background. Wuchereria bancrofti is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis transmitted by mosquito vectors. In the vector-parasite interaction and among other…”
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A novel type A2 neurotoxin gene cluster in Clostridium botulinum strain Mascarpone by Franciosa, Giovanna, Maugliani, Antonella, Floridi, Francesca, Aureli, Paolo

“…Abstract The partial nucleotide sequence (∼10kb) of the cluster of genes encoding the botulinum neurotoxin complex in Clostridium botulinum type A strain…”
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Structure and Genetic Content of the Megaplasmids of Neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum Type E Strains from Italy. e71324 by Iacobino, Angelo, Scalfaro, Concetta, Franciosa, Giovanna

“…We determined the genetic maps of the megaplasmids of six neutoroxigenic Clostridium butyricum type E strains from Italy using molecular and bioinformatics…”
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Further Characterization of Proteolytic Clostridium botulinum Type A5 Reveals that Neurotoxin Formation Is Unaffected by Loss of the cntR (botR) Promoter Sigma Factor Binding Site by Carter, Andrew T, Mason, David R, Grant, Kathie A, Franciosa, Giovanna, Aureli, Paulo, Peck, Michael W

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