Then, sausages were ripened following the fermentation and drying program displayed in Table 2. During ripening the mold grew superficially until the whole surface of the sausages was covered. For each food-borne pathogen and fermented sausage, two different batches were prepared at different time period (2 independent trials 2 food-borne pathogens 3 fermented sausages ¼ 12 batches in total).