Direct detection and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in meat samples using magnetic capture and PCR

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Opsteegh, Marieke ^a,b   Langelaar, Merel ^a   Sprong, Hein ^a   den Hartog, Laurien ^a   De Craeye, Stéphane ^c   Bokken, Gertie ^b   Ajzenberg, Daniel ^d,e   Kijlstra, Aize ^f   der Giessen, Joke van ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^d DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Detection; Genotyping; Magnetic capture; Meat; Quantitative PCR; Source attribution; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

GRA6 PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; SWINE; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; GENOTYPE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAGNETICS; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA;

OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77952240444     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.02.027     Document Type: Article

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