Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral transmission of acute Chagas disease is an emerging public health concern. This study aimed to detect insect fragments in experimentally contaminated food, by comparing triatomines with other insects. METHODS Food samples were experimentally contaminated with insects, pro...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4f277c21d11c419a8cdf5e43ae2a47c2 2023-05-15T15:01:13+02:00 Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice Elaine Cristina de Mattos Maria Aparecida Moraes Marciano Vilma dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto Daros Cristiane Castro Faccini Angela Maria Lourenço Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0119-2019 https://doaj.org/article/4f277c21d11c419a8cdf5e43ae2a47c2 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100605&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0119-2019 https://doaj.org/article/4f277c21d11c419a8cdf5e43ae2a47c2 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2019) Coleoptera Euterpe Triatominae Polymerase Chain Reaction Food Foodborne Diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0119-2019 2022-12-31T02:02:37Z Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral transmission of acute Chagas disease is an emerging public health concern. This study aimed to detect insect fragments in experimentally contaminated food, by comparing triatomines with other insects. METHODS Food samples were experimentally contaminated with insects, processed to recover their fragments by light filth, and analyzed by microscopy and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). RESULTS: Morphological differences between coleopteran and triatomine insects were observed in microscopic images. PCR was efficient in amplifying Triatominae DNA in the experimentally contaminated food. CONCLUSIONS: This methodology could be utilized by food analysts to identify possible insect contamination in food samples. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 53 |
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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral transmission of acute Chagas disease is an emerging public health concern. This study aimed to detect insect fragments in experimentally contaminated food, by comparing triatomines with other insects. METHODS Food samples were experimentally contaminated with insects, processed to recover their fragments by light filth, and analyzed by microscopy and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). RESULTS: Morphological differences between coleopteran and triatomine insects were observed in microscopic images. PCR was efficient in amplifying Triatominae DNA in the experimentally contaminated food. CONCLUSIONS: This methodology could be utilized by food analysts to identify possible insect contamination in food samples. |
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Elaine Cristina de Mattos Maria Aparecida Moraes Marciano Vilma dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto Daros Cristiane Castro Faccini Angela Maria Lourenço Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola |
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Elaine Cristina de Mattos Maria Aparecida Moraes Marciano Vilma dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto Daros Cristiane Castro Faccini Angela Maria Lourenço Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola |
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Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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fragment detection of coleopteran and triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice |
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