Luca Bano

Scopus Publications

Machine learning-based typing of Clostridium botulinum group III by FT-IR spectroscopy
Ilenia Drigo, Angela Guolo, Alessia Rizzardi, Miriam Cordovana, Manuel Garbuio, Elena Tonon, Marco Vedana, Luca Zandonà, Luca Bano
Microbiology Spectrum, 2026
This study aimed to investigate the utility of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IRS) for differentiating Clostridium botulinum ( C. botulinum ) based on its botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-encoding gene type and its potential as an epidemiological tool for investigating botulism outbreaks. A total of 110 botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia (BNPC) strains, including reference, animal isolates, and human outbreak strains, were analyzed in four replicates using the IR Biotyper system (IRBT). Samples preparation was carried out according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Similarity analysis was performed by hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), principal component analysis (PCA), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). The artificial intelligence capabilities of the IRBT software were applied to develop a classifier for C. botulinum differentiation at toxin-serotype or subtype level. HCA, PCA, and LDA showed a good clustering of strains belonging to the same type. In accordance with the lineages evidenced in whole-genome sequencing (WGS) studies, types A, B, and F BNPC appeared clearly separated from types C, CD, DC, and D. Considering only C, CD, DC, and D types, the highest discriminatory power is achieved in the wavenumber range 1,800–1,500 cm −1 . Four different clusters were detected. Support vector machine algorithm with linear kernel (Linear SVM) showed the highest accuracy of discrimination at the BoNT type level with an accuracy of 97%. Although these preliminary results need to be confirmed with a higher number of strains, the IRBT system proved to be a very promising, user-friendly, and cost-effective tool for C. botulinum typing, and the application of machine learning algorithms represents a novel approach for BNPC typing. IMPORTANCE Botulism outbreaks represent a significant threat to public and animal health. Rapid and accurate typing methods are essential for effective epidemiological investigations, source tracing, and the implementation of appropriate control measures. Current methods for botulinum neurotoxin serotyping are often time-consuming, expensive, and require specialized expertise. Our research demonstrated that FT-IRS, a rapid, user-friendly, and cost-effective technique already well established in microbiology for broader bacterial characterization, can be successfully adapted for this crucial task. The use of a commercially available system like the IRBT significantly enhances the potential for widespread adoption of this methodology in routine diagnostics and surveillance.
Intra-farm dynamic of environmental conditions in commercial rabbitries with respiratory disorders using an innovative IoT device
Manuel Garbuio, Benedetta Cordioli, Elisabetta Riva, Luca Bano, Giorgio Provolo
Smart Agricultural Technology, 2026
• Use of multifunctional real-time IoT devices in rabbitries is a valuable tool for farmers’ decision-making, helping to mitigate the impact of environmental conditions on animal health. • Farms with recurrent problems of respiratory disease sustained by Pasteurella multocida may have critical environmental predisposing factors. • Key environmental parameters have a non-homogeneous distribution inside problematic rabbitries. • Dustiness, sound pressure and sulphuric acid are not a problem in North-Italy rabbitries. The microclimate inside rabbitries is a well-established predisposing factor for respiratory diseases, influencing animal growth and health. This study investigated the fluctuations of key environmental parameters in fattening rabbitries with and without respiratory disorders. To this purpose, six multifunctional IoT (Internet of Things) devices were placed at animal level in different locations within each barn. These devices can measure continuously various parameters, including temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, sound pressure, gas concentrations (ammonia, sulphuric acid, carbon dioxide) and particulate levels. Measurements were collected for 7 to 10 days in each farm, with external conditions simultaneously recorded from local meteorological stations. Considering the optimal welfare values, the continuous monitoring system provided valuable information regarding significant deviations of some parameters, irrespective of the external conditions. The results highlighted that temperatures were consistently above 20 °C for 51%, 89%, and 100% of the time in three out of four problematic farms, whereas relative humidity was below the suggested value of 60% in all of them for 30% to 89% of the time. Moreover, multi-site measurements within the same building revealed a heterogeneous distribution of the parameters investigated. Differences in ammonia concentrations up to 11 ppm have been found in the same barn, indicating a low uniformity of air quality. Dustiness, sound pressure, and sulphuric acid concentrations never reached levels of concern. The findings demonstrate the utility of this real-time evaluation method as a valuable tool for farmers' decision-making, specifically in efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of environmental conditions on animal health.
Botulism
Caroline Le Maréchal, Fabrizio Anniballi, Luca Bano, Martin B. Dorner, Miriam Koene, Christelle Mazuet, Christian Seyboldt, Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen
Clostridial Diseases of Animals, 2026
Botulism is a severe, flaccid neuroparalytic disease of humans and animals. The disease affects most mammals, birds, and fish. Animal botulism is a major environmental and economic concern, mainly because of the high mortality rate during outbreaks; it is considered to be a zoonosis, as it may be a source of food-borne botulism for humans. It is also considered a potential bioterrorism threat. Botulism can be caused by one of eight different neuroparalytic toxin serotypes (A to H), and it is characterized by the absence of specific gross or microscopic lesions. A presumptive diagnosis of animal botulism is based on clinical signs and ruling out other clinically similar diseases. Confirmation is based on detection of the botulinum toxin in animal samples, feed, and/or water, for which the mouse bioassay is still the gold standard. Several in vitro methods are currently being validated. Prevention of animal botulism can be achieved by proper management and vaccination. Treatment is usually not successful in the advanced stages of the disease, and euthanasia is frequently advised. For mammalian species, antitoxin can be administered to affected animals, but this has to be done when the toxin is circulating before it is bound to the neuromuscular junction or when a progressive toxico-infection form is suspected or in cohort animals.
Experimental model for the reproduction of necrotic enteritis in turkeys using different Clostridium perfringens strains
B. Cordioli, M. Vereecken, I. Drigo, M. Garbuio, C. Zanardello, L. Gagliazzo, L. Palazzolo, L. Zandonà, A. Rizzardi, M. De Gussem, K. De Gussem, L. Bano
Avian Pathology, 2026
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a disease affecting poultry caused by virulence factors, primarily toxins, produced by Clostridium perfringens (Cp). Despite NE is well documented in turkey flocks, only one study describes its pathogenesis suggesting a protocol for the induction of the disease. The aim of this study was setting up a challenge model for the experimental reproduction of NE in turkey, in line with clinical signs currently observed in the field.To this purpose, the disease was induced based on the administration of some well-known predisposing factors for chicken (sudden switch to a high protein diet, coccidia) and challenging the birds with Cp strains with different genetic virulence factors isolated from chicken and turkey affected by NE. The predisposing factors were administered to 3 experimental groups (T02, T03, T04). In addition, groups T03 and T04 were challenged with Cp isolated from chicken or turkey, respectively. Group T01 served as negative control. Clinical signs, gross pathology and histopathological lesions were scored and compared between groups.The challenge with the chicken Cp strain induced clinical manifestations of NE (80% mortality) and reproduced lesions both macroscopically and microscopically. In groups challenged with Cp, gross pathology revealed more severe lesions (p<0.001) when compared to the group challenged with the predisposing factors only. Histopathologically, those findings were confirmed only in group T03 in the jejunum (p <0.001).This experimental model will be useful to test the efficacy of control/preventive measures and to better understand the virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of NE in turkey.
Enteric botulinum neurotoxins facilitate infection by Salmonella and Shigella
Science Advances, 2026
Unusual Epidemic of Tyzzer’s Disease in Commercial Rabbit Breeders: Clinical, Pathological, and Therapeutic Observations
Benedetta Cordioli, Manuel Garbuio, Luca Palazzolo, Francesco Dorigo, Luca Zandonà, Laura Viel, Claudia Zanardello, Luca Bano
Animals, 2025
Clostridium piliforme (Cp) is a pleomorphic spore-forming obligate intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of Tyzzer’s disease. The condition affects multiple species, including rabbits, in which the disease is sporadic in recently weaned animals. This report details a case of disease caused by Cp observed exclusively in breeding rabbits of a commercial farm. The clinical manifestations were a higher mortality rate in does and late-gestation abortions. We performed necropsy and further microbiological, parasitological and histopathological analyses. Anatomopathological lesions were suggestive of Tyzzer’s disease and the presence of Cp was confirmed by PCR. Parasitological analysis tested negative and standard bacteriological examination of intestines revealed a high load of Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens, which were considered secondary pathogens. Chlamydophila sp. and Toxoplasma gondii infections were excluded by PCR as causative agents of abortions. Moreover, in the months following the diagnosed outbreak, episodes of subcutaneous edema occurred in multiple does and young breeders born after the resolution of the epidemic. The constant reduction in the use of antimicrobials in recent years could make some neglected diseases emerge again. Therefore, it is crucial to suspect such uncommon pathologies in commercial rabbitries to properly manage them on farms.
Isolation of Clostridium botulinum type C from a wound in a pig
Benedetta Cordioli, Manuel Garbuio, Eliana Schiavon, Alessia Rizzardi, Angela Guolo, Serena Genovese, Ilenia Drigo, Luca Bano
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2025
We report here the isolation of Clostridium botulinum type C from the medial muscles of the thigh of a gestating gilt with a claw wound and without evidence of septicemia. The pig died with paralytic signs, consistent with wound botulism, similar to episodes in humans.
Effectiveness of a Bivalent Recombinant Vaccine on the Production of Neutralizing Antibodies Against BoNT/C, BoNT/D, BoNT/CD e BoNT/DC in Bovines
Ilenia Drigo, Luca Zandonà, Elena Tonon, Katia Capello, Luca Bano
Vaccines, 2025
Background/Objectives. Bovine botulism, although relatively rare, presents significant economic losses due to high mortality rates and restrictions on livestock product trade. Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for preventing botulism-related mortality. This study evaluated the efficacy of a bivalent recombinant vaccine targeting the C-terminal portion of the heavy chain (Hc) of botulinum neurotoxin serotype C (BoNT/C) (Hc BoNT/C) and botulinum neurotoxin serotype D (BoNT/D) (Hc BoNT/D) in inducing neutralizing antibodies against these toxins and their mosaic variants BoNT/CD and BoNT/DC in cattle. This comparison aims to improve the design of an optimal recombinant vaccine for preventing bovine botulism caused by the most common serotypes. Methods. Twenty, four-month-old Holstein Friesian calves were randomly assigned to two groups of ten animals: vaccinated group and control group. Sera were collected at various time points to assess antibody titers using ELISA and neutralizing antibody titers using a mouse protection assay. Neutralizing antibody titers were compared to those obtained with a commercially available toxoid vaccine. Results. The recombinant vaccine elicited significant increases in anti-HcBoNT/C and anti-HcBoNT/D IgG antibody levels in vaccinated animals compared to controls animals with no adverse effects. Specifically, post-vaccination, the calves showed no local reactions (swelling, warmth) or behavioral changes suggestive of systemic illness. Neutralizing antibody titers against BoNT/C and BoNT/D were significantly higher in the recombinant vaccine group compared to the toxoid vaccine group. However, the recombinant vaccine showed lower neutralizing activity against BoNT/DC compared to the toxoid vaccine. Conclusions. The bivalent recombinant vaccine demonstrated promising immunogenicity in cattle, inducing high neutralizing antibody titers against BoNT/C and BoNT/D. While effective against these toxins, the lower efficacy against BoNT/DC highlights the need for further research to optimize the vaccine formulation, potentially by incorporating a BoNT/DC Hc component, to provide broader protection against bovine botulism.
Neurotoxic phospholipase A2: A proposed cause of equine grass sickness and other animal dysautonomias (multiple system neuropathies)
Bruce McGorum, R. Scott Pirie, Luca Bano, Tracey Davey, John Harris, Cesare Montecucco
Equine Veterinary Journal, 2025
The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium botulinum group III field strains isolated in Europe from animal outbreaks
Benedetta Cordioli, Alessia Rizzardi, Angela Guolo, Tiziana Ferro, Cosetta Bacchin, Manuel Garbuio, Fabrizio Anniballi, Paola De Santis, Miriam Koene, Caroline Le Maréchal, Hanna Skarin, Christian Seyboldt, Luca Bano
Veterinary Microbiology, 2024
Rhodococcus equi infection in a dairy goat from a herd in northeastern Italy
Large Animal Review, 2024
A possible cause and therapy for equine grass sickness
Cesare Montecucco, Luca Bano
Toxicon, 2024
No viable bacterial communities reside in the urinary bladder of cats with feline idiopathic cystitis
Andrea Balboni, Giovanni Franzo, Luca Bano, Lorenza Urbani, Sofia Segatore, Alessia Rizzardi, Benedetta Cordioli, Matteo Cornaggia, Alessia Terrusi, Kateryna Vasylyeva, Francesco Dondi, Mara Battilani
Research in Veterinary Science, 2024
The “best practices for farming” successfully contributed to decrease the antibiotic resistance gene abundances within dairy farms
Barbara Salerno, Matteo Cornaggia, Raffaella Sabatino, Andrea Di Cesare, Claudio Mantovani, Lisa Barco, Benedetta Cordioli, Luca Bano, Carmen Losasso
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2024
Assessment of the antimicrobial resistance level in two dairy herds with different antimicrobial consumption
Large Animal Review, 2023
Botulism in Cattle: A Case Report of an Outbreak in Sardinia (Italy)
Luigia Pinna, Annamaria Coccollone, Marcella Maxia, Luca Bano, Concetta Scalfaro, Daniela Mandas, Manuele Liciardi
Animals, 2023
Association between ability to form biofilm and virulence factors of poultry extra-intestinal Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli
Andrea Laconi, Roberta Tolosi, Ilenia Drigo, Luca Bano, Alessandra Piccirillo
Veterinary Microbiology, 2023
Calves as Main Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Dairy Farms
Barbara Salerno, Matteo Cornaggia, Raffaella Sabatino, Andrea Di Cesare, Maddalena Furlan, Lisa Barco, Massimiliano Orsini, Benedetta Cordioli, Claudio Mantovani, Luca Bano, Carmen Losasso
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Genome Sequence of Campylobacter Strain 19-13652, Isolated from Breeding Pheasants
Arianna Peruzzo, Carmen Losasso, Adriana Di Castri, Ilenia Drigo, Luca Bano, Massimiliano Orsini
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022
Severe gastroenteropathy associated with Clostridium perfringens isolation in starving juvenile sturgeons
Ginevra Brocca, Samuele Zamparo, Tobia Pretto, Alessandro Calore, Andrea Marsella, Romy Lucon Xiccato, Matteo Cornaggia, Luana Cortinovis, Luca Bano, Anna Toffan, Francesco Quaglio, Ranieri Verin
Journal of Fish Diseases, 2022
Extensive genome exploration of clostridium botulinum group III field strains
Silvia Fillo, Francesco Giordani, Elena Tonon, Ilenia Drigo, Anna Anselmo, Antonella Fortunato, Florigio Lista, Luca Bano
Microorganisms, 2021
Genomic analysis of extra-intestinal Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from commercial chickens
Andrea Laconi, Ilenia Drigo, Nicola Palmieri, Lisa Carraro, Elena Tonon, Raffaela Franch, Luca Bano, Alessandra Piccirillo
Veterinary Microbiology, 2021
Closing clostridium botulinum group III genomes using long-read sequencing
Cedric Woudstra, Tommi Mäklin, Yagmur Derman, Luca Bano, Hanna Skarin, Christelle Mazuet, Antti Honkela, Miia Lindström
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2021
Business intelligence tools to optimize the appropriateness of the diagnostic process for clinical and epidemiologic purposes in a multicenter veterinary pathology service
Nicola Pozzato, Laura D’Este, Laura Gagliazzo, Marta Vascellari, Monia Cocchi, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Luca Bano, Antonio Barberio, Debora Dellamaria, Federica Gobbo, Eliana Schiavon, Alexander Tavella, Karin Trevisiol, Laura Viel, Denis Vio, Salvatore Catania, Gaddo Vicenzoni
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2021
Clostridioides difficile in calves in central italy: Prevalence, molecular typing, antimicrobial susceptibility and association with antibiotic administration
Francesca Blasi, Carmela Lovito, Elisa Albini, Luca Bano, Gastone Dalmonte, Ilenia Drigo, Carmen Maresca, Francesca Romana Massacci, Serenella Orsini, Sara Primavilla, Eleonora Scoccia, Silvia Tofani, Claudio Forte, Chiara Francesca Magistrali
Animals, 2021
Detection of Active BoNT/C and D by EndoPep-MS Using MALDI Biotyper Instrument and Comparison with the Mouse Test Bioassay
Ilenia Drigo, Elena Tonon, Simone Pascoletti, Fabrizio Anniballi, Suzanne R. Kalb, Luca Bano
Toxins, 2021
Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance: standpoint and prescribing behaviour of Italian cattle and pig veterinarians
G. Pozza, A. Pinto, S. Crovato, G. Mascarello, L. Bano, M. Dacasto, A. Battisti, B. Bartoli, L. Ravarotto, S. Marangon
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2020
Culture-Dependent and Sequencing Methods Revealed the Absence of a Bacterial Community Residing in the Urine of Healthy Cats
Andrea Balboni, Giovanni Franzo, Luca Bano, Stefano De Arcangeli, Alessia Rizzardi, Lorenza Urbani, Sofia Segatore, Federica Serafini, Francesco Dondi, Mara Battilani
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Genome sequence of the fish brain bacterium Clostridium tarantellae
Luca Bano, Matthias Kiel, Gabriele Sales, Andrew C. Doxey, Michael J. Mansfield, Haleluya T. Wami, Marco Schiavone, Ornella Rossetto, Marco Pirazzini, Ulrich Dobrindt, Cesare Montecucco
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020
Botulism in wild birds and changes in environmental habitat: A relationship to be considered
Elena Circella, Antonio Camarda, Luca Bano, Giacomo Marzano, Roberto Lombardi, Francesco D’Onghia, Grazia Greco
Animals, 2019
Complete genome sequences of three rabbit endogenous lentivirus type K viruses obtained from commercial meat rabbits in Italy
Gianpiero Zamperin, Adelaide Milani, Alice Fusaro, Alessia Schivo, Luca Zandonà, Luca Bano, Isabella Monne
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019
Erratum to “Investigation of Clostridium botulinum group III's mobilome content” [Anaerobe 49 (2018)71–77](S1075996417302329)(10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.12.009)
Cédric Woudstra, Caroline Le Maréchal, Rozenn Souillard, Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Luca Bano, Marie-Hélène Bayon-Auboyer, Miriam Koene, Isabelle Mermoud, Roseane B. Brito, Francisco C.F. Lobato, Rodrigo O.S. Silva, Martin B. Dorner, Patrick Fach
Anaerobe, 2019
Complete genome sequence of psittacine adenovirus 1, identified from poicephalus senegalus in Italy
Adelaide Milani, Gianpiero Zamperin, Alice Fusaro, Annalisa Salviato, Luca Bano, Luca Zandonà, Romina Brunetta, Isabella Monne
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2018
Detection of Clostridium tetani neurotoxins inhibited in vivo by botulinum antitoxin B: Potential for misleading mouse test results in food controls
Luca Bano, Elena Tonon, Ilenia Drigo, Marco Pirazzini, Angela Guolo, Giovanni Farina, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Cesare Montecucco
Toxins, 2018
Longitudinal study on antimicrobial consumption and resistance in rabbit farming
Fabrizio Agnoletti, Romina Brunetta, Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Elena Mazzolini
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2018
Investigation of Clostridium botulinum group III's mobilome content
Cédric Woudstra, Caroline Le Maréchal, Rozenn Souillard, Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Luca Bano, Marie-Hélène Bayon-Auboyer, Miriam Koene, Isabelle Mermoud, Roseane B. Brito, Francisco C.F. Lobato, Rodrigo O.S. Silva, Martin B. Dorner, Patrick Fach
Anaerobe, 2018
Characterization of Pasteurella multocida involved in rabbit infections
Francesca Romana Massacci, Chiara Francesca Magistrali, Lucilla Cucco, Ludovica Curcio, Luca Bano, PierMario Mangili, Eleonora Scoccia, Magne Bisgaard, Bent Aalbæk, Henrik Christensen
Veterinary Microbiology, 2018
Identification and characterization of Clostridium botulinum group III field strains by matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Elena Tonon, Simone Pascoletti, Cinzia Puiatti, Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Florigio Lista, Cesare Montecucco, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Anaerobe, 2017
Expression of deleted, atoxic atypical recombinant beta2 toxin in a baculovirus system and production of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies
Anna Serroni, Chiara Francesca Magistrali, Giovanni Pezzotti, Luca Bano, Martina Pellegrini, Giulio Severi, Chiara Di Pancrazio, Mirella Luciani, Manuela Tittarelli, Silvia Tofani, Antonio De Giuseppe
Microbial Cell Factories, 2017
Historical perspectives and guidelines for botulinum neurotoxin subtype nomenclature
Michael Peck, Theresa Smith, Fabrizio Anniballi, John Austin, Luca Bano, Marite Bradshaw, Paula Cuervo, Luisa Cheng, Yagmur Derman, Brigitte Dorner, Audrey Fisher, Karen Hill, Suzanne Kalb, Hannu Korkeala, Miia Lindström, Florigio Lista, Carolina Lúquez, Christelle Mazuet, Marco Pirazzini, Michel Popoff, Ornella Rossetto, Andreas Rummel, Dorothea Sesardic, Bal Singh, Sandra Stringer
Toxins, 2017
Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from hosts affected by various diseases in Italy
L. Cucco, F. R. Massacci, C. Sebastiani, P. Mangili, L. Bano, M. Cocchi, A. Luppi, R. Ortenzi, G. Pezzotti, C. Magistrali
Veterinaria Italiana, 2017
The first non Clostridial botulinum-like toxin cleaves VAMP within the juxtamembrane domain
Irene Zornetta, Domenico Azarnia Tehran, Giorgio Arrigoni, Fabrizio Anniballi, Luca Bano, Oneda Leka, Giuseppe Zanotti, Thomas Binz, Cesare Montecucco
Scientific Reports, 2016
Molecular characterization of Clostridium perfringens strains isolated from diseased turkeys in Italy
Davide Giovanardi, Ilenia Drigo, Beatrice De Vidi, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Laura Viel, Katia Capello, Giacomo Berto, Luca Bano
Avian Pathology, 2016
Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolated from rabbits raised for meat production
Ilenia Drigo, Elena Mazzolini, Cosetta Bacchin, Elena Tonon, Cinzia Puiatti, Luca Bano, Patrizia Spigaglia, Fabrizio Barbanti, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Veterinary Microbiology, 2015
Evidence for a natural humoral response in dairy cattle affected by persistent botulism sustained by non-chimeric type C strains
Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Elena Tonon, Giacomo Berto, Alexander Tavella, Cedric Woudstra, Katia Capello, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Anaerobe, 2015
Characterisation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis isolated from animals with yersiniosis during 1996-2013 indicates the presence of pathogenic and Far Eastern strains in Italy
C.F. Magistrali, L. Cucco, G. Pezzotti, S. Farneti, V. Cambiotti, S. Catania, P. Prati, M. Fabbi, S. Lollai, P. Mangili, C. Sebastiani, L. Bano, A.M. Dionisi, I. Luzzi
Veterinary Microbiology, 2015
Prevalence and risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile shedding in veal calves in Italy
Chiara Francesca Magistrali, Carmen Maresca, Lucilla Cucco, Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Giovanni Filippini, Annalisa Dettori, Sayra Broccatelli, Giovanni Pezzotti
Anaerobe, 2015
Clostridial co-infection episodes in commercial laying hens
G Berto, F. Agnoletti, I. Drigo, E. Tonon, M. Vascellari, V. Fracas, L Bano
Avian Pathology, 2015
Antibiotic resistance patterns and PCR-ribotyping of Clostridium difficile strains isolated from swine and dogs in Italy
Patrizia Spigaglia, Ilenia Drigo, Fabrizio Barbanti, Paola Mastrantonio, Luca Bano, Cosetta Bacchin, Cinzia Puiatti, Elena Tonon, Giacomo Berto, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Anaerobe, 2015
Molecular gene profiling of Clostridium botulinum Group III and its detection in naturally contaminated samples originating from various European Countries
Cedric Woudstra, Caroline Le Maréchal, Rozenn Souillard, Marie-Hélène Bayon-Auboyer, Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Dario De Medici, Luca Bano, Miriam Koene, Marie-Hélène Sansonetti, Denise Desoutter, Eva-Maria Hansbauer, Martin B. Dorner, Brigitte G. Dorner, Patrick Fach
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2015
First reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 in an industrial rabbit holding and in farm-related people
Fabrizio Agnoletti, Elena Mazzolini, Cosetta Bacchin, Luca Bano, Giacomo Berto, Roberto Rigoli, Giovanna Muffato, Paola Coato, Elena Tonon, Ilenia Drigo
Veterinary Microbiology, 2014
Rice hulls as a possible source of Clostridium botulinum type C spores for poultry
L. Bano, I. Drigo, E. Tonon, F. Agnoletti, D. Giovanardi, E. Morandini
Veterinary Record, 2013
Diagnostic and clinical observation on the infectious bronchitis virus strain Q1 in Italy
Anna Toffan, Michela Bonci, Luca Bano, Luca Bano, Viviana Valastro, et al.
Veterinaria Italiana, 2013
Multiplex real-time PCR for detecting and typing clostridium botulinum group III organisms and their mosaic variants
Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Cédric Woudstra, Patrick Fach, Alfonsina Fiore, Hanna Skarin, Luca Bano, Bo Segerman, Rickard Knutsson, Dario De Medici
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2013
The workshop on animal botulism in europe
Hanna Skarin, Annica Tevell Åberg, Cédric Woudstra, Trine Hansen, Charlotta Löfström, Miriam Koene, Luca Bano, Mikael Hedeland, Fabrizio Anniballi, Dario De Medici, Eva Olsson Engvall
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2013
Animal botulism outcomes in the ani bio threat project
Cédric Woudstra, Annica Tevell Åberg, Hanna Skarin, Fabrizio Anniballi, Dario De Medici, Luca Bano, Miriam Koene, Charlotta Löfström, Trine Hansen, Mikael Hedeland, Patrick Fach
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2013
Separated by a common language: Awareness of term usage differences between languages and disciplines in biopreparedness
M. Gunnar Andersson, Katharina Tomuzia, Charlotta Löfström, Bernd Appel, Luca Bano, Haralampos Keremidis, Rickard Knutsson, Mikael Leijon, Susanna Ekströmer Lövgren, Dario De Medici, Andrea Menrath, Bart J. van Rotterdam, Henk J. Wisselink, Gary C. Barker
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2013
Management of animal botulism outbreaks: From clinical suspicion to practical countermeasures to prevent or minimize outbreaks
Fabrizio Anniballi, Alfonsina Fiore, Charlotta Löfström, Hanna Skarin, Bruna Auricchio, Cédric Woudstra, Luca Bano, Bo Segerman, Miriam Koene, Viveca Båverud, Trine Hansen, Patrick Fach, Annica Tevell Åberg, Mikael Hedeland, Eva Olsson Engvall, Dario De Medici
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 2013
Validation of a real-time PCR based method for detection of clostridium botulinum types C, D and their mosaic variants C-D and D-C in a multicenter collaborative trial
Cedric Woudstra, Hanna Skarin, Fabrizio Anniballi, Bruna Auricchio, Dario De Medici, Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Trine Hansen, Charlotta Löfström, Raditijo Hamidjaja, Bart J. van Rotterdam, Miriam Koene, Marie-Hélène Bäyon-Auboyer, Jean-Philippe Buffereau, Patrick Fach
Anaerobe, 2013
Neurotoxin gene profiling of Clostridium botulinum types C and D native to different countries within Europe
Cedric Woudstra, Hanna Skarin, Fabrizio Anniballi, Lucia Fenicia, Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Miriam Koene, Marie-Hélène Bäyon-Auboyer, Jean-Philippe Buffereau, Dario De Medici, Patrick Fach
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2012
Recurrent detection of Histophilus somni in the genital tract of dairy cattle with reproductive failures in Italy
Large Animal Review, 2011
Usutu virus in ITALY: An emergence or a silent infection?
Giovanni Savini, Federica Monaco, Calogero Terregino, Annapia Di Gennaro, Luca Bano, Chiara Pinoni, Roberta De Nardi, Paolo Bonilauri, Monica Pecorari, Luigina Di Gialleonardo, Lebana Bonfanti, Andrea Polci, Paolo Calistri, Rossella Lelli
Veterinary Microbiology, 2011
A survey of Clostridium spiroforme antimicrobial susceptibility in rabbit breeding
Fabrizio Agnoletti, Tiziana Ferro, Angela Guolo, Barbara Marcon, Monia Cocchi, Ilenia Drigo, Elena Mazzolini, Luca Bano
Veterinary Microbiology, 2009
Pathogenicity markers of Clostridium spp. in commercial Turkeys
Mario Saita, Luca Bano, Daniele D. Gallazzi
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2009
Diffusion of Clostridium perfringens NetB positive strains in healthy and diseased chickens
Ilenia Drigo, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Cosetta Bacchin, Angela Guolo, Monia Cocchi, Michela Bonci, Luca Bano
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2009
Outbreak of pseudotuberculosis in commercial guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)
Michela Bonci, Ilenia Drigo, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Monia Cocchi, Angela Guolo, Marta Vascellari, Luca Bano
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2009
Application of a PCR method for the diagnosis of ulcerative enteritis: Preliminary results
Luca Bano, Ilenia Drigo, Cosetta Bacchin, Barbara Marcon, Monia Cocchi, Michela Bonci, Marta Vascellari, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2009
Development of PCR protocols for specific identification of Clostridium spiroforme and detection of sas and sbs genes
Ilenia Drigo, Cosetta Bacchin, Monia Cocchi, Luca Bano, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Veterinary Microbiology, 2008
Prevalence, disease associations and risk factors for colonization with intestinal spirochaetes (Brachyspira spp.) in flocks of laying hens in north-eastern Italy
L. Bano, G. Merialdi, P. Bonilauri, G. Dall'Anese, K. Capello, D. Comin, G. Cattoli, V. Sanguinetti, D. J. Hampson, F. Agnoletti
Avian Pathology, 2008
Development of a polymerase chain reaction assay for specific identification of Clostridium colinum
L. Bano, I. Drigo, K. S. Macklin, S. W. Martin, R. S. Miller, R. A. Norton, O. A. Oyarzabal, S. F. Bilgili
Avian Pathology, 2008
Toxin genotyping of Clostridium perfringens field strains isolated from healthy and diseased chickens
Ilenia Drigo, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Cosetta Bacchin, Francesca Bettini, Monia Cocchi, Tiziana Ferro, Barbara Marcon, Luca Bano
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2008
Antimicrobial susceptibility to zinc bacitracin of clostridium perfringens of rabbit origin
World Rabbit Science, 2007
First report of parasitic esophagitis by Streptocara incognita in Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata domesticus) in Italy
Luca Bano, Alda Natale, Marta Vascellari, Damiano Comin, Franco Mutinelli, Fabrizio Agnoletti
Avian Diseases, 2005
Detection of Caliciviruses in young pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) with enteritis in Italy
Anna Toffan, Luca Bano, Francesco Montesi, Maria Serena Beato, Roberta De Nardi, Calogero Terregino, Ilaria Capua
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2005

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