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Kwon H, Wang Z, Gu H, Hwang S, Hwang Y, An J, Lee DU, Jeong MI, Choi C. Simulation of contamination and elimination of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Murine norovirus 1 (MNV-1) from the washing process when handling of potatoes. Int J Food Microbiol 2023; 397:110221. [PMID: 37126887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Root vegetables, which are in close contact with soil, are particularly vulnerable to soil contamination or decay as they can be contaminated from multiple sources, including primary production and processing. This study investigated effective washing conditions to reduce the microbial contamination of potatoes by using soaking and shaking in the washing process. The reduction of Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Murine norovirus 1 (MNV-1) in four washing processes (soaking only, shaking only, combined soaking-shaking I, and combined soaking-shaking I-shaking II) were compared. The numbers of E. coli and L. monocytogenes decreased by 0.55 and 0.49 log CFU/g after shaking only, 1.96 and 1.80 log CFU/g after soaking, 2.07 and 1.67 log CFU/g after soaking-shaking I, and 2.42 and 1.90 log CFU/g after soaking-shaking I-shaking II, respectively. The combined process reduced the microbial contamination more efficiently than shaking only. The reduction of E. coli in the washing process was higher than that of L. monocytogenes by approximately 0.5 logs. MNV-1 showed a reduction in the soaking and shaking steps by 1.34 and 1.98 log GC/100 g, with no significant reduction observed after the combination process. A combined process of soaking-shaking I-shaking II was effective to eliminate E. coli, L. monocytogenes, and MNV-1 from potatoes during the handling and washing process.
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- Hyojin Kwon
- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Hata A, Meuchi Y, Liu M, Torii S, Katayama H. Surfactant Treatment for Efficient Gene Detection of Enteric Viruses and Indicators in Surface Water Concentrated by Ultrafiltration. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2023; 15:8-20. [PMID: 36592278 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-022-09543-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The hollow fiber ultrafiltration (HFUF)-based microbial concentration method is widely applied for monitoring pathogenic viruses and microbial indicators in environmental water samples. However, the HFUF-based method can co-concentrate substances that interfere with downstream molecular processes-nucleic acid extraction, reverse transcription (RT), and PCR. These inhibitory substances are assumed to be hydrophobic and, therefore, expected to be excluded by a simple surfactant treatment before the silica membrane-based RNA extraction process. In this study, the efficacy and limitations of the sodium deoxycholate (SD) treatment were assessed by quantifying a process control and indigenous viruses using 42 surface water samples concentrated with HFUF. With some exceptions, which tended to be seen in samples with high turbidity (> 4.0 NTU), virus recovery by the ultrafiltration method was sufficiently high (> 10%). RNA extraction-RT-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) efficiency of the process control was insufficient (10%) for 30 of the 42 HFUF concentrates without any pretreatments, but it was markedly improved for 21 of the 30 inhibitory concentrates by the SD treatment. Detection rates of indigenous viruses were also improved and no substantial loss of viral RNA was observed. The SD treatment was particularly effective in mitigating RT-qPCR inhibition, although it was not effective in improving RNA extraction efficiency. The methodology is simple and easily applied. These findings indicate that SD treatment can be a good alternative to sample dilution, which is widely applied to mitigate the effect of RT-qPCR inhibition, and can be compatible with other countermeasures.
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- Akihiko Hata
- Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
- School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Efficient capturing and sensitive detection of hepatitis A virus from solid foods (green onion, strawberry, and mussel) using protamine-coated iron oxide (Fe 3O 4) magnetic nanoparticles and real-time RT-PCR. Food Microbiol 2021; 102:103921. [PMID: 34809947 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) continues to be a public health concern and has caused large foodborne outbreaks and economic losses worldwide. Rapid detection of HAV in foods can help to confirm the source of outbreaks in a timely manner and prevent more people getting infected. In order to efficiently detect HAV at low levels of contamination in foods, rapid and easy-to-use techniques are required to separate and concentrate viral particles to a small volume. In the current study, HAV particles were eluted from green onion, strawberry, and mussel using glycine buffer (0.05 M glycine, 0.14 M NaCl, 0.2% (v/v) Tween 20, pH 9.0) and suspended viral particles were captured using protamine-coated magnetic nanoparticles (PMNPs). This process caused a selective concentration of the viral particles, which could be followed by quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis. Results showed that pH, NaCl concentration, and PMNP amount used for the capturing had significant effects on the recovery efficiency of HAV (P < 0.05). The highest recovery rate was obtained at pH 9.0, 0.14 M NaCl, and 50 μL of PMNPs. The optimized PMNP capturing method enabled the rapid capture and concentration of HAV. A sensitive real-time RT-PCR test was developed with detection limits of 8.3 × 100 PFU/15 g, 8.3 × 101 PFU/50 g, and 8.3 × 100 PFU/5 g of HAV in green onion, strawberry, and mussel, respectively. In conclusion, the PMNP method is rapid and convenient in capturing HAV from complex solid food samples and can generate concentrated HAV sample solutions suitable for high-sensitivity real time RT-PCR detection of the virus.
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Raymond P, Paul S, Perron A, Deschênes L, Hara K. Extraction of human noroviruses from leafy greens and fresh herbs using magnetic silica beads. Food Microbiol 2021; 99:103827. [PMID: 34119112 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Consumption of leafy greens and to a lesser extent fresh herbs has been associated with several foodborne outbreaks including human norovirus (HuNoV). However, the extraction and detection of viruses from these matrices present multiple challenges such as low recovery yields and relatively high PCR inhibition. A new magnetic silica bead based (MSB) extraction protocol was developed and used to recover norovirus from leafy greens and fresh herbs. The performance results were compared to the ISO 15216-1:2017 standard. The HuNoV GII.4 and GI.5 recovery yields from spiked lettuce using the MSB extraction protocol range from 33 to 82%. There was a good correlation between murine norovirus (MNV) and HuNoV recovery yields from fresh herbs and leafy greens. No reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) inhibition was detected from leafy green extracts using the MSB methodology. The selected commercial RT-qPCR detection kit had a major impact on RT-qPCR inhibition levels detected in the ISO 15216-1:2017 RNA extracts. RNase treatment was used to estimate genome recovery from HuNoV with intact capsids. This treatment resulted in similar HuNoV and MNV recovery yields. Between 2019 and 2020, the MSB protocol was used to conduct a survey of HuNoV in domestic and imported leafy greens and fresh herbs sold at retail in Canada. All of the 280 samples tested were negative. Overall, the use of MSB was shown to be an efficient approach to recover HuNoV from leafy greens and certain types of fresh herbs and to conduct surveys.
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- Philippe Raymond
- Canadian Food Inspection Laboratory (CFIA), Saint-Hyacinthe Laboratory - Food Virology, St.Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
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- Canadian Food Inspection Laboratory (CFIA), Saint-Hyacinthe Laboratory - Food Virology, St.Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Laboratory (CFIA), Saint-Hyacinthe Laboratory - Food Virology, St.Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre, St.Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Laboratory (CFIA), Burnaby Laboratory - Microbiology and Virology, Burnaby, British-Columbia, Canada
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Leifels M, Cheng D, Sozzi E, Shoults DC, Wuertz S, Mongkolsuk S, Sirikanchana K. Capsid integrity quantitative PCR to determine virus infectivity in environmental and food applications - A systematic review. WATER RESEARCH X 2021; 11:100080. [PMID: 33490943 PMCID: PMC7811166 DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2020.100080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Capsid integrity quantitative PCR (qPCR), a molecular detection method for infectious viruses combining azo dye pretreatment with qPCR, has been widely used in recent years; however, variations in pretreatment conditions for various virus types can limit the efficacy of specific protocols. By identifying and critically synthesizing forty-one recent peer-reviewed studies employing capsid integrity qPCR for viruses in the last decade (2009-2019) in the fields of food safety and environmental virology, we aimed to establish recommendations for the detection of infectious viruses. Intercalating dyes are effective measures of viability in PCR assays provided the viral capsid is damaged; viruses that have been inactivated by other causes, such as loss of attachment or genomic damage, are less well detected using this approach. Although optimizing specific protocols for each virus is recommended, we identify a framework for general assay conditions. These include concentrations of ethidium monoazide, propidium monoazide or its derivates between 10 and 200 μM; incubation on ice or at room temperature (20 - 25 °C) for 5-120 min; and dye activation using LED or high light (500-800 Watts) exposure for periods ranging from 5 to 20 min. These simple steps can benefit the investigation of infectious virus transmission in routine (water) monitoring settings and during viral outbreaks such as the current COVID-19 pandemic or endemic diseases like dengue fever.
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- Mats Leifels
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Gilling's School of Global Public Health, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology, CHE, Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology, CHE, Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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Presence of hepatitis E virus in commercially available pork products. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 339:109033. [PMID: 33401188 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.109033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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An increasing number of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in industrialized countries have been foodborne and linked to the consumption of undercooked pork products. To date, data on the prevalence of HEV in pork products sold in the United States is limited and no standard processing method exists for the detection of HEV in foods. In order to develop a processing method for the detection of HEV in pork products, ground pork and pork liver were selected for method development. Murine norovirus (MNV) was used as a process control. A filtration step prior to RNA detection was shown to reduce the level of PCR inhibitors in ground pork and an additional ultracentrifugation process was successful in removing PCR inhibitors in pork liver. MNV RNA was detected in ground pork and liver samples inoculated with 4.7 log10 PFU/g and 3.0 log10 PFU/g, respectively. Using the developed method for viral RNA detection in ground pork and pork liver, 20 packages of ground pork (six 1 g sub-samples per package) and 14 pork livers (four 1 g sub-samples per liver) were screened for the presence of HEV RNA. Fifteen out of 119 (12.6%) ground pork samples tested positive for HEV RNA and 13 out of 20 packages (65%) contained at least one positive sample. Twenty-five of 56 (45%) of pork liver samples were positive for HEV RNA and 6 of 14 livers (43%) had all sub-samples test positive for HEV RNA. Overall, the results indicate ground pork and pig liver as a potential source of HEV.
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Detection of norovirus, hepatitis A and hepatitis E viruses in multicomponent foodstuffs. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 337:108931. [PMID: 33188986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Among the enteric viruses implicated in foodborne outbreaks, the human norovirus and hepatitis viruses A and E (HAV and HEV) represent a serious public health concern. International standard ISO 15216 proposes methods for detecting HAV and norovirus (genogroups I and II) RNA from soft fruit, leaf, stem and bulb vegetables, bottled water or food surfaces. These methods had not previously been validated for detecting the targeted viruses in other foodstuffs such as multicomponent foods, nor for detecting other viruses in foodstuffs. The aim of this study was to characterise a method derived from the vegetable method described in ISO 15216 to detect HAV, HEV and norovirus in artificially-contaminated multicomponent foodstuffs according to the recent international standard ISO 16140-4. Results showed that the mean recovery rates for all settings did not differ according to the operator. The mean extraction yields ranged from 0.35% to 40.44% for HAV, 5.19% to 100% for HEV, 0.10% to 40.61% for norovirus GI and 0.88% to 69.16% for norovirus GII. The LOD95 was 102 genome copies/g for HAV, HEV and norovirus GII and 103 genome copies/g for norovirus GI. The LOQ was 2.90 × 104, 1.40 × 103, 1.60 × 104 and 1.30 × 104 genome copies/g for HAV, HEV, norovirus GI and norovirus GII respectively. The MNV-1 process control was detected in 120 out of 128 RNA extracts analysed and was recovered with an efficiency of between 3.83% and 50.22%. The mean inhibition rates of quantitative real-time RT-PCR reaction ranged from 3.25% to 28.70% and varied significantly with the type of food matrix. The described method could be used to detect viruses in composite food products for routine diagnosis needs.
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Hennechart-Collette C, Dehan O, Fraisse A, Martin-Latil S, Perelle S. Evaluation of three different filters and two methods for recovering viruses from drinking water. J Virol Methods 2020; 284:113939. [PMID: 32673640 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Among the enteric viruses implicated in waterborne outbreaks, human norovirus and hepatitis A virus (HAV) are a serious public health issue. Most foodborne viruses are difficult or currently unlikely to cultivate. Because of the lack of a cell culture method, real-time reverse transcriptase PCR is commonly used for the detection of norovirus in foodstuffs and environmental samples. Due to low infectious doses in humans and low virus concentration in water sample, filter adsorption methods were used for concentrating viruses from water. The ISO (Anonymous, ISO 15216-1, 2017) describes standardized molecular methods for detecting HAV and norovirus in bottled water. This method includes a two-step procedure: concentrating the virus using a microporous electropositive filter (47 mm diameter, 0.45 μm pore size) then molecular detection. The Zetapor filter, which had a charged membrane with a pore size of 0.45 μm, was commonly used in the past to concentrate viruses from water or from salad leaves following virus elution. But, unfortunately, the Zetapor filter is no longer marketed and it is therefore necessary to assess an alternative filter. The aim of this study was to compare the ability of two electropositive filters with a pore size of 0.45 μm or 0.22 μm and one uncharged filter (0.45 μm) to recover norovirus and HAV from two different types of drinking water (bottled water and tap water) with the adsorption-elution method proposed by ISO (Anonymous, ISO 15216-1, 2017) (method A) and with direct viral extraction using filters (method B). The mean extraction yields for norovirus and HAV calculated with RNA extracts ranged from 0.2 % - 4.81 % with method A and from 5.05 % - 53.58 % with method B, and did not differ significantly between the two types of drinking water tested. For method B, the mean extraction yields for HAV and norovirus were evaluated according to results from the three filters used. The recovery rate of HAV and norovirus ranged between 3.47 % and 62.41 % with the 0.45 μm electropositive filter and were higher than the other filters. The 0.45 μm electropositive filter could be used to concentrate viruses for routine viral monitoring of drinking water for researchers who want to adopt the method in their lab routine.
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Laboratory for Food Safety, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Laboratory for Food Safety, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Laboratory for Food Safety, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Laboratory for Food Safety, F-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
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Hata A, Furumai H, Katayama H. Sequential treatment using a hydrophobic resin and gel filtration to improve viral gene quantification from highly complex environmental concentrates. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 174:115652. [PMID: 32135428 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Assays based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are widely applied to quantify enteric viruses in aquatic environments to study their fates and potential infection risks. However, inhibitory substances enriched by virus concentration processes can result in inaccurate quantification. This study aimed to find a method for improving virus quantification by mitigating the effects of inhibitory environmental concentrates, using previous knowledge of the properties of the inhibitory substances. Performances of anion exchange resins, gel filtration, and a hydrophobic resin (DAX-8) were comparatively evaluated using poliovirus and its extracted RNA spiked into humic acid solutions. These solutions served as good representatives of the inhibitory environmental concentrates. A sequential treatment using DAX-8 resin and gel filtration produced the most favorable results, i.e., low virus losses that were stable and a reduced inhibitory effect. Furthermore, the sequential treatment was applied to another set of 15 environmental concentrates. Without the sequential treatment, serious underestimation (>4.0 log10 to 1.1 log10) of a molecular process control (murine norovirus) was measured for eight samples. With the treatment, the control was detected with <1.0 log10 underestimation for all samples. The treatment improved the quantification of seven types of indigenous viruses. In summary, the sequential treatment is effective in improving the viral quantification in various of environmental concentrates.
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- Akihiko Hata
- Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu-shi, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan.
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- Research Center for Water Environment Technology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Hennechart-Collette C, Niveau F, Martin-Latil S, Fraisse A, Perelle S. Development of an extraction method to detect enteric viruses in dressed vegetables. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 311:108349. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.108349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Randazzo W, Vasquez-García A, Aznar R, Sánchez G. Viability RT-qPCR to Distinguish Between HEV and HAV With Intact and Altered Capsids. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1973. [PMID: 30210465 PMCID: PMC6119771 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging pathogen showing a considerable increase in the number of reported cases in Europe mainly related to the ingestion of contaminated food. As with other relevant viral foodborne pathogens, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is the gold standard for HEV detection in clinical, food, and environmental samples, but these procedures cannot discriminate between inactivated and potentially infectious viruses. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop a viability PCR method to discriminate between native, heat-, and high-pressure processing (HPP)-treated HEV using the hepatitis A virus (HAV) as a cultivable surrogate. To this end, different concentrations of viability markers (PMAxx and platinum chloride, PtCl4) were screened firstly on purified viral RNA using different RT-qPCR assays. Reductions of HEV RNA signals of >17.5, >15.0, and >15.5 quantification cycles (Cq) were reported for PtCl4 and 1.6, 2.9, and 8.4 Cq for PMAxx, clearly indicating a better performance of PtCl4 than PMAxx irrespective of the RT-qPCR assay used. The most efficient viability pretreatment (500 μM PtCl4 incubated at 5°C for 30 min) was then assessed on native, heat-, and HPP-treated HEV suspension. The optimized viability RT-qPCR discriminated successfully between native, heat-, and HPP-treated HEV, to different extents depending on the experimental conditions. In particular, approximately 2-log10 reduction was reported by PtCl4-RT-qPCR at both 72 and 95°C compared to the control. Additionally, both viability pretreatments were tested for HPP-treated HAV without success, while PtCl4-RT-qPCR completely eliminated (>5.6-log10 reduction) the RT-qPCR signals of HPP-treated HEV. Although this viability procedure may still overestimate infectivity, the PtCl4 pretreatment represents progress to better interpreting the quantification of intact HEV, and it could be included in molecular procedures used to quantify enteric viruses in food and environmental samples.
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- Walter Randazzo
- Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valencia, Spain
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Randazzo W, Vásquez-García A, Bracho MA, Alcaraz MJ, Aznar R, Sánchez G. Hepatitis E virus in lettuce and water samples: A method-comparison study. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 277:34-40. [PMID: 29680694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The hepatitis E virus (HEV), which is an increasing cause of acute viral hepatitis in Europe, is a zoonotic virus that is mainly transmitted through contaminated water, consumption of raw or undercooked meat from pigs or wild boar, blood transfusion, and organ transplantation. Although the role of HEV transmission through contaminated produce has not been confirmed, the presence of HEV has been reported in irrigation waters and in vegetables. The present study used a World Health Organization (WHO) international standard and clinical samples to evaluate the performance characteristics of three RT-qPCR assays for detection and quantification of HEV. Two of the evaluated assays provided good analytical sensitivity, as 250 international units (IU) per ml could be detected. Then, experiments focused on evaluating the elution conditions suitable for HEV release from vegetables, with the method proposed by the ISO 15216:2017 selected for evaluation in three types of fresh vegetables. The concentration method proposed by the ISO 15216:2017 combined with the RT-qPCR described by Schlosser et al. (2014) resulted in average HEV recoveries of 1.29%, 0.46%, and 3.95% in lettuce, spinach, and pepper, respectively, with an average detection limit of 1.47 × 105 IU/25 g. In naturally contaminated samples, HEV was detected in sewage only (10/14), while no detection was reported in lettuce (0/36) or in irrigation water samples (0/24).
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- Walter Randazzo
- Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Av. Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain; Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, IATA-CSIC, Av. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Joint Research Unit in Infection and Public Health, FISABIO-Public Health - University of Valencia, Av. Catalunya, 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbiology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Av. Blasco Ibañez, 17, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Ecology, University of Valencia, Av. Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain; Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, IATA-CSIC, Av. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Preservation and Food Safety Technologies, IATA-CSIC, Av. Agustín Escardino 7, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
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Li D, Butot S, Zuber S, Uyttendaele M. Monitoring of foodborne viruses in berries and considerations on the use of RT-PCR methods in surveillance. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cheng D, Zou S, Liao N, Shi X, Chen J, Zhang Y, Sun L, Zhang R. Evaluation of an Extraction Method for the Detection of GI and GII Noroviruses in Fruit and Vegetable Salads. J Food Sci 2017; 83:393-400. [DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Dongqing Cheng
- Coll. of Medical Technology; Zhejiang Chinese Medical Univ.; Hangzhou 310053 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
- Coll. of Medical Technology; Zhejiang Chinese Medical Univ.; Hangzhou 310053 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
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- Coll. of Medical Technology; Zhejiang Chinese Medical Univ.; Hangzhou 310053 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
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- Dept. of Nutrition and Food Safety; Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Hangzhou 310006 China
- Coll. of Medical Technology; Zhejiang Chinese Medical Univ.; Hangzhou 310053 China
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Hata A, Inaba M, Katayama H, Furumai H. Characterization of Natural Organic Substances Potentially Hindering RT-PCR-Based Virus Detection in Large Volumes of Environmental Water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:13568-13579. [PMID: 29165998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Quantitative detection of pathogenic viruses in the environmental water is essential for the assessment of water safety. It is known that some of natural organic substances interfere with virus detection processes, i.e., nucleic acid extraction and reverse transcription-PCR. Such substances are carried over into a sample after virus concentration. In this study, inhibitory substances in coastal water samples were characterized in view of their effects on efficiency of virus detection and property as organic matters. Among 81 samples tested, 77 (95%) showed low recoveries (<10%) of spiked murine norovirus. These recovery rates were correlated with the levels of organic matter present in virus concentrates as measured by ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (r = -0.70 - -0.71, p < 0.01). High-performance gel chromatography and fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy revealed that organic fractions in the 10-100 kDa size range, which were not dominant in the original samples, and those possessing humic acid-like fluorescence properties were dominant in virus concentrates. The inhibitory effect was more pronounced during summer. Substances originating from seawater seemed to cause a more pronounced effect than those originating from wastewater. Our data highlight the previously unknown characteristics of natural inhibitory substances and are helpful in establishing an effective sample purification technique.
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- Akihiko Hata
- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Kyoto University , 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Zheng Y, Hu Y. Development of a fast and efficient method for hepatitis A virus concentration from green onion. J Virol Methods 2017; 249:161-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Blanco Fernández MD, Barrios ME, Cammarata RV, Torres C, Taboga OA, Mbayed VA. Comparison of internal process control viruses for detection of food and waterborne viruses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:4289-4298. [PMID: 28357543 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8244-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Enteric viruses are pathogens associated with food- and waterborne outbreaks. The recovery of viruses from food or water samples is affected by the procedures applied to detect and concentrate them. The incorporation of an internal process control virus to the analyses allows monitoring the performance of the methodology. The aim of this study was to produce a recombinant adenovirus (rAdV) and apply it together with bacteriophage PP7 as process controls. The rAdV carries a DNA construction in its genome to differentiate it from wild-type adenovirus by qPCR. The stability of both control viruses was evaluated at different pH conditions. The rAdV was stable at pH 3, 7, and 10 for 18 h. PP7 infectious particles were stable at pH 7 and showed a 2.14 log reduction at pH 10 and total decay at pH 3 after 18 h. Three virus concentration methods were evaluated: hollow-fiber tap water ultrafiltration, wastewater ultracentrifugation, and elution-PEG precipitation from lettuce. Total and infectious viruses were quantified and their recoveries were calculated. Virus recovery for rAdV and PP7 by ultrafiltration showed a wide range (2.10-84.42 and 13.54-84.62%, respectively), whereas that by ultracentrifugation was 5.05-13.71 and 6.98-13.27%, respectively. The performance of ultracentrifugation to concentrate norovirus and enteroviruses present in sewage was not significantly different to the recovery of control viruses. For detection of viruses from lettuce, genomic copies of PP7 were significantly more highly recovered than adenovirus (14.74-18.82 and 0.00-3.44%, respectively). The recovery of infectious virus particles was significantly affected during sewage ultracentrifugation and concentration from lettuce. The simultaneous use of virus controls with dissimilar characteristics and behaviors might resemble different enteric viruses.
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- María Dolores Blanco Fernández
- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Godoy Cruz 2370, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología, INTA, Nicolás Repetto y de los Reseros s/n, 1686, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, 1425, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fraisse A, Coudray-Meunier C, Martin-Latil S, Hennechart-Collette C, Delannoy S, Fach P, Perelle S. Digital RT-PCR method for hepatitis A virus and norovirus quantification in soft berries. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 243:36-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sánchez G, Sánchez G. Food and Viral Contamination: Analytical Methods. Food Saf (Tokyo) 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/9781119160588.ch10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mikel P, Vasickova P, Tesarik R, Malenovska H, Kulich P, Vesely T, Kralik P. Preparation of MS2 Phage-Like Particles and Their Use As Potential Process Control Viruses for Detection and Quantification of Enteric RNA Viruses in Different Matrices. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1911. [PMID: 28133456 PMCID: PMC5234545 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The detection and quantification of enteric RNA viruses is based on isolation of viral RNA from the sample followed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). To control the whole process of analysis and in order to guarantee the validity and reliability of results, process control viruses (PCV) are used. The present article describes the process of preparation and use of such PCV– MS2 phage-like particles (MS2 PLP) – in RT-qPCR detection and quantification of enteric RNA viruses. The MS2 PLP were derived from bacteriophage MS2 carrying a unique and specific de novo-constructed RNA target sequence originating from the DNA of two extinct species. The amount of prepared MS2 particles was quantified using four independent methods – UV spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, transmission electron microscopy and a specifically developed duplex RT-qPCR. To evaluate the usefulness of MS2 PLP in routine diagnostics different matrices known to harbor enteric RNA viruses (swab samples, liver tissue, serum, feces, and vegetables) were artificially contaminated with specific amounts of MS2 PLP. The extraction efficiencies were calculated for each individual matrix. The prepared particles fulfill all requirements for PCV – they are very stable, non-infectious, and are genetically distinct from the target RNA viruses. Due to these properties they represent a good morphological and physiochemical model. The use of MS2 PLP as a PCV in detection and quantification of enteric RNA viruses was evaluated in different types of matrices.
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- Pavel Mikel
- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed SafetyBrno, Czechia; Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk UniversityBrno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Food and Feed Safety Brno, Czechia
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Yang Z, Leonard SR, Mammel MK, Elkins CA, Kulka M. Towards next-generation sequencing analytics for foodborne RNA viruses: Examining the effect of RNA input quantity and viral RNA purity. J Virol Methods 2016; 236:221-230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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López-Gálvez F, Truchado P, Sánchez G, Aznar R, Gil M, Allende A. Occurrence of enteric viruses in reclaimed and surface irrigation water: relationship with microbiological and physicochemical indicators. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:1180-8. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- F. López-Gálvez
- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods; Department of Food Science and Technology; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods; Department of Food Science and Technology; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology; IATA-CSIC; Valencia Spain
- Department of Microbiology and Ecology; University of Valencia; Valencia Spain
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- Department of Biotechnology; IATA-CSIC; Valencia Spain
- Department of Microbiology and Ecology; University of Valencia; Valencia Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods; Department of Food Science and Technology; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods; Department of Food Science and Technology; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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Marti E, Barardi CRM. Detection of human adenoviruses in organic fresh produce using molecular and cell culture-based methods. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 230:40-4. [PMID: 27127838 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The consumption of organic fresh produce has increased in recent years due to consumer demand for healthy foods without chemical additives. However, the number of foodborne outbreaks associated with fresh produce has also increased. Contamination of food with enteric viruses is a major concern because the viruses have a low infectious dose and high persistence in the environment. Human adenovirus (HAdV) has been proposed as a good marker of faecal contamination. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the plaque assay (PA), real time PCR (qPCR) and integrated cell culture-RT-qPCR (ICC-RT-qPCR) for the recovery of HAdV from artificially and naturally contaminated fresh produce. Organic lettuce, strawberries and green onions were selected because these fresh products are frequently associated with foodborne outbreaks. The virus extraction efficiencies from artificially contaminated samples varied from 2.8% to 32.8% depending on the food matrix and the quantification method used. Although the HAdV recoveries determined by qPCR were higher than those determined by PA and ICC-RT-qPCR, PA was defined as the most reproducible method. The qPCR assays were more sensitive than the PA and ICC-RT-qPCR assays; however, this technique alone did not provide information about the viability of the pathogen. ICC-RT-qPCR was more sensitive than PA for detecting infectious particles in fresh produce samples. HAdV genome copies were detected in 93.3% of the analysed naturally contaminated samples, attesting to the common faecal contamination of the fresh produce tested. However, only 33.3% of the total samples were positive for infectious HAdV particles based on ICC-RT-qPCR. In conclusion, this study reported that HAdV can be an efficient viral marker for fresh produce contamination. Good detection of infectious HAdV was obtained with the ICC-RT-qPCR and PA assays. Thus, we suggest that the ICC-RT-qPCR and PA assays should be considered when quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) studies are required and to establish reliable food safety guidelines.
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- Elisabet Marti
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Laboratório de Virologia Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina CEP: 88040-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Laboratório de Virologia Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina CEP: 88040-970, Brazil
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Fout GS, Cashdollar JL, Griffin SM, Brinkman NE, Varughese EA, Parshionikar SU. EPA Method 1615. Measurement of Enterovirus and Norovirus Occurrence in Water by Culture and RT-qPCR. Part III. Virus Detection by RT-qPCR. J Vis Exp 2016:e52646. [PMID: 26862985 PMCID: PMC4781652 DOI: 10.3791/52646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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EPA Method 1615 measures enteroviruses and noroviruses present in environmental and drinking waters. This method was developed with the goal of having a standardized method for use in multiple analytical laboratories during monitoring period 3 of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. Herein we present the protocol for extraction of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) from water sample concentrates and for quantitatively measuring enterovirus and norovirus concentrations using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Virus concentrations for the molecular assay are calculated in terms of genomic copies of viral RNA per liter based upon a standard curve. The method uses a number of quality controls to increase data quality and to reduce interlaboratory and intralaboratory variation. The method has been evaluated by examining virus recovery from ground and reagent grade waters seeded with poliovirus type 3 and murine norovirus as a surrogate for human noroviruses. Mean poliovirus recoveries were 20% in groundwaters and 44% in reagent grade water. Mean murine norovirus recoveries with the RT-qPCR assay were 30% in groundwaters and 4% in reagent grade water.
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- G Shay Fout
- National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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- Technical Services Center, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Comparison of process control viruses for use in extraction and detection of human norovirus from food matrices. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hennechart-Collette C, Martin-Latil S, Guillier L, Perelle S. Determination of which virus to use as a process control when testing for the presence of hepatitis A virus and norovirus in food and water. Int J Food Microbiol 2015; 202:57-65. [PMID: 25771512 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Noroviruses (genogroup I (NoV GI) and genogroup II (NoV GII)) and the hepatitis A virus (HAV) are frequently involved in foodborne infections worldwide. They are mainly transmitted via the fecal-oral route, direct person-to-person contact or consumption of contaminated water and foods. In food virology, detection methods are currently based on identifying viral genomes using real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR). One of the general requirements for detecting these viruses in food involves the use of a process control virus to monitor the quality of the entire viral extraction procedure as described in the ISO/TS 15216-1 and 15216-2 standards published in 2013. The selected process control virus should have similar morphological and physicochemical properties as the screened pathogenic virus and thus have the potential to provide comparable extraction efficiency. The aim of this study was to determine which virus should be used for process control, murine norovirus (MNV-1) or Mengovirus, when testing for the presence of HAV, NoV GI and NoV GII in bottled water, lettuce and semi-dried tomatoes. Food samples were spiked with HAV, NoV GI or NoV GII alone or in the presence of MNV-1 or Mengovirus. Recovery rates of each pathogenic virus were compared to those of both process control viruses using a multiple comparison procedure. Neither process control virus influenced the recovery of pathogenic virus regardless of the type of food matrix. MNV-1 was the most appropriate virus for validating the detection of HAV and NoV GII in all three food matrices as well as NoV GI in lettuce. Mengovirus proved to be the most appropriate control for NoV GI detection in bottled water and semi-dried tomatoes. The process control virus is essential for validating viral detection in food and the choice of virus depends on food type and the screened pathogenic virus.
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- Catherine Hennechart-Collette
- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Food Safety, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Food Safety, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Food Safety, Quantitative Risk Assessment Mission, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort Laboratory for Food Safety, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France.
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Coudray-Meunier C, Fraisse A, Martin-Latil S, Guillier L, Delannoy S, Fach P, Perelle S. A comparative study of digital RT-PCR and RT-qPCR for quantification of Hepatitis A virus and Norovirus in lettuce and water samples. Int J Food Microbiol 2015; 201:17-26. [PMID: 25725459 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sensitive and quantitative detection of foodborne enteric viruses is classically achieved by quantitative RT-PCR (RT-qPCR). Recently, digital PCR (dPCR) was described as a novel approach to genome quantification without need for a standard curve. The performance of microfluidic digital RT-PCR (RT-dPCR) was compared to RT-qPCR for detecting the main viruses responsible for foodborne outbreaks (human Noroviruses (NoV) and Hepatitis A virus (HAV)) in spiked lettuce and bottled water. Two process controls (Mengovirus and Murine Norovirus) were used and external amplification controls (EAC) were added to examine inhibition of RT-qPCR and RT-dPCR. For detecting viral RNA and cDNA, the sensitivity of the RT-dPCR assays was either comparable to that of RT-qPCR (RNA of HAV, NoV GI, Mengovirus) or slightly (around 1 log10) decreased (NoV GII and MNV-1 RNA and of HAV, NoV GI, NoV GII cDNA). The number of genomic copies determined by dPCR was always from 0.4 to 1.7 log10 lower than the expected numbers of copies calculated by using the standard qPCR curve. Viral recoveries calculated by RT-dPCR were found to be significantly higher than by RT-qPCR for NoV GI, HAV and Mengovirus in water, and for NoV GII and HAV in lettuce samples. The RT-dPCR assay proved to be more tolerant to inhibitory substances present in lettuce samples. This absolute quantitation approach may be useful to standardize quantification of enteric viruses in bottled water and lettuce samples and may be extended to quantifying other human pathogens in food samples.
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- Coralie Coudray-Meunier
- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, Modelling of Bacterial Behaviour Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, IdentyPath, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, IdentyPath, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Est, ANSES, Food Safety Laboratory, Enteric Viruses Unit, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France.
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Mikel P, Vasickova P, Kralik P. Methods for Preparation of MS2 Phage-Like Particles and Their Utilization as Process Control Viruses in RT-PCR and qRT-PCR Detection of RNA Viruses From Food Matrices and Clinical Specimens. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2015; 7:96-111. [PMID: 25711389 PMCID: PMC7090958 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-015-9188-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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RNA viruses are pathogenic agents of many serious infectious diseases affecting humans and animals. The detection of pathogenic RNA viruses is based on modern molecular methods, of which the most widely used methods are the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). All steps of RT-PCR and qRT-PCR should be strictly controlled to ensure the validity of obtained results. False-negative results may be caused not only by inhibition of RT or/and PCR steps but also by failure of the nucleic acid extraction step, particularly in the case of viral RNA extraction. The control of nucleic acid extraction generally involves the utilization of a non-pathogenic virus (process control virus) of similar structural properties to those of the target virus. Although in clinical samples the use of such process control virus is only recommended, in other kinds of settings such as food matrices its use is necessary. Currently, several different process control viruses are used for these purposes. Process control viruses can also be constructed artificially using technology for production of MS2 phage-like particles, which have many advantages in comparison with other used controls and are especially suited for controlling the detection and quantification of certain types of RNA viruses. The technology for production of MS2 phage-like particles is theoretically well established, uses the knowledge gained from the study of the familiar bacteriophage MS2 and utilizes many different approaches for the construction of the various process control viruses. Nevertheless, the practical use of MS2 phage-like particles in routine diagnostics is relatively uncommon. The current situation with regard to the use of MS2 phage-like particles as process control viruses in detection of RNA viruses and different methods of their construction, purification and use are summarized and discussed in this review.
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- P Mikel
- Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, 621 00, Brno, Czech Republic,
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Loutreul J, Cazeaux C, Levert D, Nicolas A, Vautier S, Le Sauvage AL, Perelle S, Morin T. Prevalence of human noroviruses in frozen marketed shellfish, red fruits and fresh vegetables. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2014; 6:157-68. [PMID: 24923255 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-014-9150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Noroviruses (NoVs), currently recognised as the most common human food-borne pathogens, are ubiquitous in the environment and can be transmitted to humans through multiple foodstuffs. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of human NoV genogroups I (GI) and II (GII) in 493 food samples including soft red fruits (n = 200), salad vegetables (n = 210) and bivalve mollusc shellfish (n = 83), using the Bovine Enterovirus type 1 as process extraction control for the first time. Viral extractions were performed by elution concentration and genome detection by TaqMan Real-Time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR). Experimental contamination using hepatitis A virus (HAV) was used to determine the limit of detection (LOD) of the extraction methods. Positive detections were obtained from 2 g of digestive tissues of oysters or mussels kept for 16 h in seawater containing 2.0-2.7 log10 plaque-forming units (PFU)/L of HAV. For lettuces and raspberries, the LOD was, respectively, estimated at 2.2 and 2.9 log10 PFU per 25 g. Of the molluscs tested, 8.4 and 14.4% were, respectively, positive for the presence of GI NoV and GII NoV RNA. Prevalence in GI NoVs varied from 11.9% for the salad vegetables samples to 15.5% for the red soft fruits. Only 0.5% of the salad and red soft fruits samples were positive for GII NoVs. These results highlight the high occurrence of human NoVs in foodstuffs that can be eaten raw or after a moderate technological processing or treatment. The determination of the risk of infection associated with an RT-qPCR positive sample remains an important challenge for the future.
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- Julie Loutreul
- ACTALIA, Groupe Sécurité des Aliments et Innovation Procédés, 23 Boulevard du 13 Juin 1944 BP2, 14310, Villers-Bocage, France
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Hu Y, Arsov I. A rapid single-tube protocol for HAV detection by nested real-time PCR. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2014; 6:189-195. [PMID: 24902810 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-014-9152-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Infections by food-borne viruses such as hepatitis A virus (HAV) and norovirus are significant public health concerns worldwide. Since food-borne viruses are rarely confirmed through direct isolation from contaminated samples, highly sensitive molecular techniques remain the methods of choice for the detection of viral genetic material. Our group has previously developed a specific nested real-time PCR (NRT-PCR) assay for HAV detection that improved overall sensitivity. Furthermore in this study, we have developed a single-tube NRT-PCR approach for HAV detection in food samples that reduces the likelihood of cross contamination between tubes during sample manipulation. HAV RNA was isolated from HAV-spiked food samples and HAV-infected cell cultures. All reactions following HAV RNA isolation, including conventional reverse transcriptase PCR, nested-PCR, and RT-PCR were performed in a single tube. Our results demonstrated that all the samples tested positive by RT-PCR and nested-PCR were also positive by a single-tube NRT-PCR. The detection limits observed for HAV-infected cell cultures and HAV-spiked green onions were 0.1 and 1 PFU, respectively. This novel method retained the specificity and robustness of the original NRT-PCR method, while greatly reducing sample manipulation, turnaround time, and the risk of carry-over contamination. Single-tube NRT-PCR thus represents a promising new tool that can potentially facilitate the detection of HAV in foods thereby improving food safety and public health.
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- Yuan Hu
- FDA, Northeast Regional Laboratory, 158-15 Liberty Avenue, Jamaica, NY, USA,
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Swinkels HM, Kuo M, Embree G, Fraser Health Environmental Health Investigation Team C, Andonov A, Henry B, Buxton JA. Hepatitis A outbreak in British Columbia, Canada: the roles of established surveillance, consumer loyalty cards and collaboration, February to May 2012. Euro Surveill 2014; 19. [DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.18.20792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Non-travel-related hepatitis A is rare in Canada. We describe a hepatitis A outbreak investigation in British Columbia in February to May 2012 in which exposure history was collected from nine confirmed non-travel-related cases. Suspected foods were tested for hepatitis A virus (HAV): a frozen fruit blend was identified as a common exposure for six of the nine cases using supermarket loyalty cards. Consumption of the product was confirmed in each case. Genetic analysis confirmed HAV genotype 1B in the six exposed cases. Of the three non-exposed cases, the virus could not be genotyped for two of them; the virus from the other case was found to be genotype 1A and this case was therefore not considered part of the outbreak. HAV was detected by PCR from pomegranate seeds, a component of the identified frozen fruit blend. Historically low levels of HAV infection in British Columbia triggered early recognition of the outbreak. Loyalty card histories facilitated product identification and a trace-back investigation implicated imported pomegranate seeds.
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- H M Swinkels
- Office of the Medical Health Officer, Public Health Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, Canada
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
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- Health Protection, Public Health, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, Canada
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- National Medical Laboratory, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
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Martin-Latil S, Hennechart-Collette C, Guillier L, Perelle S. Method for HEV detection in raw pig liver products and its implementation for naturally contaminated food. Int J Food Microbiol 2014; 176:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Griffin SM, Brinkman NE, Hedrick EJ, Rhodes ER, Fout GS. Comparison of nucleic acid extraction and reverse transcription-qPCR approaches for detection of GI and GII noroviruses in drinking water. J Virol Methods 2014; 199:76-85. [PMID: 24462844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of this study was to compare three nucleic acid extraction and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) approaches for norovirus (NoV) detection in drinking water with respect to performance, costs, and analysis time. The approaches evaluated were: (A) an approach that utilizes the QIAamp DNA Blood Mini Kit and multiplex primers and probes for detection; (B) a procedure which includes the NucliSENS Magnetic Extraction Kit and other components of a proposed European Union standard method for NoV detection in foods; and (C) a commercialized assay which uses NucliSENS extraction and Cepheid SmartCycler® technologies. Each approach was evaluated by most probable number (MPN) analysis for detection of GI.1 and GII.4 NoVs from human stool. Furthermore, recoveries of spiked primary effluent in tap water concentrates were compared for each approach. Few significant differences were observed between approaches with regard to performance. However, Approach C was the most time consuming and expensive to perform. This research presents a case study of how molecular-based approaches for detection of NoVs can be compared and how various factors may play a role in which approach laboratories choose to employ.
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- Shannon M Griffin
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Water Security Division, 26W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 26W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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Butot S, Zuber S, Baert L. Sample preparation prior to molecular amplification: complexities and opportunities. Curr Opin Virol 2014; 4:66-70. [PMID: 24441295 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2013.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Molecular amplification using Reverse Transcription quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) is currently considered as the gold standard to detect enteric human pathogenic viruses such as norovirus and hepatitis A virus in food and water. However, the molecular-based detection requires an adequate sampling strategy and a sample preparation specific for viruses. Sampling for enteric human viruses in water and food should not necessarily follow bacterial sampling plans. The development of a reference detection method including sample preparation as proposed in ISO/TS 15216 represents a milestone to facilitate the evaluation of the performance and eventually validation of future virus detection methods. The potential viral infectivity linked to a positive PCR result is a remaining issue and pretreatments allowing the differentiation of infectious viruses would be useful for future risk assessments.
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- Sophie Butot
- Food Safety and Quality Competence Pillar, Nestlé Research Centre, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
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- Food Safety and Quality Competence Pillar, Nestlé Research Centre, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Food Safety and Quality Competence Pillar, Nestlé Research Centre, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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