University of Udine/Torino, Italy

• protective and probiotic cultures
• Study of fermentation dynamics
• Validation of starter cultures
• Use of bacteriocin-producing strains in food fermentations
• Detection methods
• Microbiological control of foods and environment
• Direct molecular analysis for the detection of pathogens
• Case studies
• Collaboration with a small SME producing fermented sausages to select strains to be used in sausage fermentation. After an examination of the product, we isoalted several strains that then were tested in the product of the company.
• Within the frame of Pathogen Combat: collaboration with Granarolo (not an SME) for the environmental control of Listeria monocytogenes by culture-independent methods, such as qPCR. The applicability of the results turns out to be pretty good, giving the possibility to control this pathogen in shorter time than the traditional methods.

 

Contact details

Luca Cocolin

Associate Professor

DIVAPRA-University of Turin

Via Leonardo da Vinci 44

10095 Grugliasco - Turin - ITALY

Telephone: +39 11 6708553

Telefax: +39 11 6708549

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URL: www.unito.it