Association between rainfall and Escherichia coli in live bivalve molluscs harvested in Sardinia, Italy

• Published in: Food Research International
• Main Authors: Mudadu A. G., Spanu C., Salza S., Piras G., Uda M. T., Giagnoni L., Fois G., Pereira J. G., Pantoja J. C. F., Virgilio S., Tedde T.
• Other Authors: Mudadu, A. G., Spanu, C., Salza, S., Piras, G., Uda, M. T., Giagnoni, L., Fois, G., Pereira, J. G., Pantoja, J. C. F., Virgilio, S., Tedde, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Catchment area; Microbiological monitoring; Precipitation; Shellfish; Venus; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11388/321629; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113563

Rainfall is generally accepted as one of the most important factors associated with an increased level of E. coli in bivalve molluscs. Performing microbiological risk assessment is relevant to official control authorities to determine the sanitary status of harvesting areas and, therefore, develop m...