Il Centro di Riferimento per la Tipizzazione di Salmonella spp in Emilia-Romagna

The steady actuality of genus Salmonella follows step by step the new Italian’s eat habit (canteen, fast food etc…), this fact brought up a fast spreading of the bacteria inside the all of the Emilia Romagna food industry. The need to set up Distrectual Reference Centres working inside a net system came about because of technical reasons (new methods, quality management, etc…) as well as economic ones (structures, staff, etc...). Activities of the D.R.C. (Distrectual Reference Centre) from 1997 till now are described. The classical analytic protocol to isolate the Salmonella spp require enrichment steps of the sample (when necessary) biochemical identification (by dedicated systems) and a complete serological identification (serotyping). The Centre process samples coming from: human, food and environmental matrixes. It utilizes acceptation procedures and analytical methods Sinal approved. Data are sent to ISS in Rome every month.This procedure is part of the European Project ENTER-NET.