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Lopez-Joven C, Ruiz-Zarzuela I, de Blas I, Furones MD, Roque A. Persistence of sucrose fermenting and nonfermenting vibrios in tissues of Manila clam species, Ruditapes philippinarum, depurated in seawater at two different temperatures. Food Microbiol 2011; 28:951-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- C Lopez-Joven
- IRTA-SCR, Ctra Poble Nou Km 7.5, 43540 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Spain
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Sow H, Desbiens M, Morales-Rayas R, Ngazoa SE, Jean J. Heat Inactivation of Hepatitis A Virus and a Norovirus Surrogate in Soft-Shell Clams(Mya arenaria). Foodborne Pathog Dis 2011; 8:387-93. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Halimatou Sow
- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries, et de l'Alimentation du Québec, Gaspé, Québec, Canada
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- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Hepatitis viruses and emerging viruses. FOODBORNE PATHOGENS 2009. [PMCID: PMC7152215 DOI: 10.1533/9781845696337.3.891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hernroth B, Allard A. The persistence of infectious adenovirus (type 35) in mussels (Mytilus edulis) and oysters (Ostrea edulis). Int J Food Microbiol 2007; 113:296-302. [PMID: 17141347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2006] [Revised: 07/24/2006] [Accepted: 08/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to provide information for improving risk assessment of viral contaminants in bivalves. The persistence of viable adenovirus type 35 (Ad35) after controlled contaminations of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, and oysters, Ostrea edulis, was studied. Bivalves, kept in running seawater at two different temperatures (4 and 18 degrees C) were sampled after 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 35, 42, 49, 56, and 70 days. Virus particles were separated from the gills and the digestive gland through ultra high-speed centrifugation. Qualitative PCR analyses of DNA in the virus extracts showed that Ad35 was detectable for 6-10 weeks and quantitative real-time PCR verified a gradual but not linear decrease in copy numbers, within this time interval. The virus genome was detectable to the same degree on the gills as in the digestive gland. When viral extractions were inoculated on A549 cells to investigate the cytopathic effect (CPE) it was shown that Ad35 stayed infectious in oysters, kept at 4 degrees C, for about six weeks, which was double the time compared to that for mussels. The detection of the viral genome exceeded the persistence of their infectivity, in most cases with 4-6 weeks. The data were highly variable and the sporadic occurrence of high numbers of accumulated viruses and their remaining infectivity is seemingly a significant factor regarding food safety.
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- Bodil Hernroth
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Kristineberg 566, 450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
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Calci KR, Meade GK, Tezloff RC, Kingsley DH. High-pressure inactivation of hepatitis A virus within oysters. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:339-43. [PMID: 15640207 PMCID: PMC544230 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.1.339-343.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 08/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Previous results demonstrated that hepatitis A virus (HAV) could be inactivated by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (D. H. Kingsley, D. Hoover, E. Papafragkou, and G. P. Richards, J. Food Prot. 65:1605-1609, 2002); however, direct evaluation of HAV inactivation within contaminated oysters was not performed. In this study, we report confirmation that HAV within contaminated shellfish is inactivated by HHP. Shellfish were initially contaminated with HAV by using a flowthrough system. PFU reductions of >1, >2, and >3 log(10) were observed for 1-min treatments at 350, 375, and 400 megapascals, respectively, within a temperature range of 8.7 to 10.3 degrees C. Bioconcentration of nearly 6 log(10) PFU of HAV per oyster was achieved under simulated natural conditions. These results suggest that HHP treatment of raw shellfish will be a viable strategy for the reduction of infectious HAV.
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- Kevin R Calci
- Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory, U.S Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA
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Di Pinto A, Forte VT, Tantillo GM, Terio V, Buonavoglia C. Detection of hepatitis A virus in shellfish (Mytilus galloprovincialis) with RT-PCR. J Food Prot 2003; 66:1681-5. [PMID: 14503725 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.9.1681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A PCR assay for the detection of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in shellfish is described. The procedure involves the concentration of viral particles with the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG), followed by viral RNA extraction and purification with oligo(dT) cellulose. Reverse transcriptase-PCR detection was accomplished in a single step with the use of primers specific for the VP3-VP1 region of the genome. The procedure detected one 50% tissue culture infective dose (0.6 PFU) per 25 g of shellfish homogenate. Heminested PCR was then carried out to verify the specificity of the PCR products. The method was used to detect HAV in shellfish samples from EU categories B and C and to evaluate the quality of shellfish in routine monitoring for HAV in view of the relevant public health implications of this foodborne disease.
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- A Di Pinto
- Dipartimento Sanità e Benessere degli Animali, Università degli Studi--Bari, Provinciale per Casamassima, km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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We investigated the ability of hepatitis A virus (HAV) to persist for up to 6 weeks in Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Viral RNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction 6 weeks after 16 h of exposure to 90,000 PFU (180 PFU/ml of seawater) of HAV. Assaying for infectious virus in oysters that received a daily feeding of phytoplankton recovered 3,800, 650, and 500 PFU of HAV 1, 2, and 3 weeks after contamination with 90,000 PFU of HAV, respectively. However, no infectious HAV was isolated from oysters 4, 5, or 6 weeks after contamination. These results support the position that shellfish depuration is insufficient for the complete removal of infectious viruses. Extended relay times (in excess of 4 weeks) may be required to produce virologically safe shellfish.
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- David H Kingsley
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, W.W. Baker Center, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware 19901, USA.
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Kingsley DH, Hoover DG, Papafragkou E, Richards GP. Inactivation of hepatitis A virus and a calicivirus by high hydrostatic pressure. J Food Prot 2002; 65:1605-9. [PMID: 12380746 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-65.10.1605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Potential application of high hydrostatic pressure processing (HPP) as a method for virus inactivation was evaluated. A 7-log10 PFU/ml hepatitis A virus (HAV) stock, in tissue culture medium, was reduced to nondetectable levels after exposure to more than 450 MPa of pressure for 5 min. Titers of HAV were reduced in a time- and pressure-dependent manner between 300 and 450 MPa. In contrast, poliovirus titer was unaffected by a 5-min treatment at 600 MPa. Dilution of HAV in seawater increased the pressure resistance of HAV, suggesting a protective effect of salts on virus inactivation. RNase protection experiments indicated that viral capsids may remain intact during pressure treatment, suggesting that inactivation was due to subtle alterations of viral capsid proteins. A 7-log10 tissue culture infectious dose for 50% of the cultures per ml of feline calicivirus, a Norwalk virus surrogate, was completely inactivated after 5-min treatments with 275 MPa or more. These data show that HAV and a Norwalk virus surrogate can be inactivated by HPP and suggest that HPP may be capable of rendering potentially contaminated raw shellfish free of infectious viruses.
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- David H Kingsley
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, W. W. Baker Center, Delaware State University, Dover 19901, USA.
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Croci L, Suffredini E, Cozzi L, Toti L. Effects of depuration of molluscs experimentally contaminated with Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae 01 and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. J Appl Microbiol 2002; 92:460-5. [PMID: 11872121 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01548.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS The aim of the present study was to investigate the behaviour of two pathogenic vibrios (Vibrio cholerae O1 and Vibrio parahaemolyticus) during depuration and to compare it with that of Escherichia coli, used as an indicator of suitability for consumption. METHODS AND RESULTS Samples of Mytilus galloprovincialis were experimentally contaminated with E. coli, V. cholerae O1 and V. parahaemolyticus, depurated in a pilot plant using ozone and analysed at selected intervals. Numbers of E. coli and vibrios were estimated using an MPN method. The presence of vibrios was confirmed by the use of PCR. The target genes used were ctx for V. cholerae O1 and the restriction fragment pR72H for V. parahaemolyticus. There was a substantially smaller reduction in the numbers of both vibrios (approximately 1 log) during the depuration process than of E. coli (approximately 3 log). CONCLUSIONS The results confirm the inadequacy of E. coli as an indicator that molluscs have been cleansed of other microbiological agents. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study confirms the risk associated with the consumption of mussels and the need to correctly conserve and cook them prior to consumption.
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- Luciana Croci
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Croci L, De Medici D, Scalfaro C, Fiore A, Toti L. The survival of hepatitis A virus in fresh produce. Int J Food Microbiol 2002; 73:29-34. [PMID: 11883673 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(01)00689-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Fresh produce has been repeatedly implicated as the source of human viral infections, including infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the HAV adsorption capacity of the surface of various fresh vegetables that are generally eaten raw and the persistence of the HAV. To this end, the authors experimentally contaminated samples of lettuce, fennel, and carrot by immersing them in sterile distilled water supplemented with an HAV suspension until reaching a concentration of 5 log tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50)/ml. After contamination, the samples were stored at 4 degrees C and analysed at 0, 2, 4, 7, and 9 days. To detect the HAV, RT-nested-PCR was used; positive samples were subjected to the quantitative determination using cell cultures. The three vegetables differed in terms of their adsorption capacity. The highest quantity of virus was consistently detected for lettuce, for which only a slight decrease was observed over time (HAV titre = 4.44 +/- 0.22 log TCID50/ml at day 0 vs. 2.46 +/- 0.17 log TCID50/ml at day 9, before washing). The virus remained vital through the last day of storage. For the other two vegetables, a greater decrease was observed, and complete inactivation had occurred at day 4 for carrot and at day 7 for fennel. For all three vegetables, washing does not guarantee a substantial reduction in the viral contamination.
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- Luciana Croci
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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De Medici D, Ciccozzi M, Fiore A, Di Pasquale S, Parlato A, Ricci-Bitti P, Croci L. Closed-circuit system for the depuration of mussels experimentally contaminated with hepatitis A virus. J Food Prot 2001; 64:877-80. [PMID: 11403143 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-64.6.877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In Italy, the consumption of raw or slightly cooked mussels represents the most important risk factor for the transmission of hepatitis A virus (HAV). Although there exist effective methods for the bacterial depuration of contaminated mussels, these methods are poorly effective on enteric viruses. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a closed-circuit depuration system that uses both ozone and UV light for disinfecting water and that allows salinity and temperature, important parameters for the metabolism of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), to be maintained at constant levels. The results showed that this depuration method decreased the viral load (from 1.72 log 50% tissue culture infective dose [TCID50] ml(-1) to <1 log TCID50 ml(-1) within 24 h and from 3.82 log TCID50 ml(-1) to <1 log TCID50 ml(-1) within 48 h). However, in both cases, after 120 h of depuration, a residual amount of virus capable of replicating in cells was detected. These results show that depuration, even if performed with advanced systems, may not guarantee the absence of virus.
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- D De Medici
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
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Croci L, De Medici D, Scalfaro C, Fiore A, Divizia M, Donia D, Cosentino AM, Moretti P, Costantini G. Determination of enteroviruses, hepatitis A virus, bacteriophages and Escherichia coli in Adriatic Sea mussels. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 88:293-8. [PMID: 10735998 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00966.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of enteric viruses in mussels and to verify the possibility of using phages as indirect indicators of mussel viral contamination. Mussels (36 samples) collected from three different areas of the Adriatic Sea were analysed to determine the following parameters: Escherichia coli, somatic coliphage (T6 phage), F-Plus (MS2 phage), B40-8 (phage of Bacteroides fragilis), enteroviruses and hepatitis A virus. Most of the results of the bacteriological analysis (most probable number (MPN) ml-1) were in accordance with the bacteriological limits established by European law, with the exception of seven samples. The bacteriophage analyses were always negative for F-Plus and B40-8, with the exception of a few samples, whereas the somatic coliphages were generally between 0 and 20 MPN g-1, with the exception of two samples (110 MPN g-1). The virological analysis showed five samples positive for the presence of enteroviruses and 13 for the presence of hepatitis A virus (in three samples both viruses were present). Most of these samples presented acceptable bacteriological parameters and the bacteriophages were absent or their value was generally very low. The results show that the detection of E. coli and phages does not seem to be a good indicator of viral contamination.
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- L Croci
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Department of Public Health, University of Tor Vergata, Rome and A.U.S.L.13, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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Croci L, Ciccozzi M, De Medici D, Di Pasquale S, Fiore A, Mele A, Toti L. Inactivation of hepatitis A virus in heat-treated mussels. J Appl Microbiol 1999; 87:884-8. [PMID: 10664911 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00935.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hepatitis A is a widespread infectious disease world-wide. In Italy, shellfish consumption was shown to be a major risk factor for hepatitis A infection, especially when these products are eaten raw or slightly cooked. The aim of the present study was to evaluate Hepatitis A virus (HAV) resistance in experimentally contaminated mussels treated at different temperatures (60, 80 and 100 degrees C) for various times. The presence of HAV was evaluated by cell culture infection and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction confirmation. The experiments, carried out on HAV suspension and contaminated mussel homogenate both containing about 10(5) 50% tissue culture infectious dose ml-1, showed that, under our experimental conditions, the treatments at 60 degrees C for 30 min, 80 degrees C for 10 min and an immersion at 100 degrees C for 1 min were not sufficient to inactivate all the viruses; it was necessary to prolong the treatment at 100 degrees C for 2 min to completely inactivate the virus. Thus it is advisable to eat only cooked shellfish, paying particular attention to the times and temperatures used in the cooking process, since evidence suggests that the shellfish body may protect the virus from the heat effect.
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- L Croci
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Croci L, De Medici D, Morace G, Fiore A, Scalfaro C, Beneduce F, Toti L. Detection of hepatitis A virus in shellfish by nested reverse transcription-PCR. Int J Food Microbiol 1999; 48:67-71. [PMID: 10375136 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(99)00028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A method for the detection of HAV in shellfish, based on the use of guanidinium isothiocyanate-containing solution for RNA extraction and purification steps, followed by nested PCR, is hereby proposed. Tests were carried out on mollusc samples spiked with HAV strain FG. Results showed that in samples subjected only to one round of PCR it was possible to detect HAV at concentrations of 10(3)-10(4) TCID50/10 g of mollusc. The use of the nested PCR renders the system more sensitive and specific enabling the identification of HAV concentrations as low as 1 TCID50/10 g of mollusc. Furthermore thus method, in addition to allowing the avoidance of confirming tests, such as hybridization, proved to be inexpensive and simple to perform.
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- L Croci
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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De Medici D, Beneduce F, Fiore A, Scalfaro C, Croci L. Application of reverse transcriptase-nested-PCR for detection of poliovirus in mussels. Int J Food Microbiol 1998; 40:51-6. [PMID: 9600610 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(98)00015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In order to identify polioviruses in molluscs, we hereby propose a method based on precipitation with PEG 6000 followed by the use of a commercial kit (RNAfast II-Molecular System-San Diego) for the extraction and purification of viral RNA. The RT-PCR phase is followed by a second amplification using nested primers to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the method. Tests were carried out on mollusc samples spiked with Poliovirus 1. Results showed that in samples subjected only to one round of PCR it was possible to detect Poliovirus concentrations as small as 10(3)TCID50/ml. The use of nested-PCR makes the system more sensitive and specific enabling the identification of Poliovirus concentrations as small as 1 TCID50/ml.
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- D De Medici
- Laboratorio Alimenti, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
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- A Panà
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
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Mossel DA, Struijk CB. The contribution of microbial ecology to management and monitoring of the safety, quality and acceptability (SQA) of foods. SOCIETY FOR APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM SERIES 1992; 21:1S-22S. [PMID: 1502595 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1992.tb03621.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- D A Mossel
- Eijkman Foundation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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