Experimental Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection Acquired from Fermented Meat Products
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
30741566
DOI
10.1089/fpd.2018.2569
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- fermentation, meat products, microsporidia,
- MeSH
- Encephalitozoon cuniculi isolation & purification pathogenicity MeSH
- Encephalitozoonosis microbiology MeSH
- Fermented Foods microbiology MeSH
- Immunocompromised Host MeSH
- Meat microbiology MeSH
- Models, Animal MeSH
- Mice, Inbred BALB C MeSH
- Mice, Inbred C57BL MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Food Microbiology * MeSH
- Swine MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Mice MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
This study describes the prevalence and concentration of Encephalitozoon cuniculi spores in pork meat and evaluates the effect of sausage fermentation on E. cuniculi infectivity for immunodeficient (severe combined immunodeficient) and immunocompetent (BALB/c and C57BL/6) mice. Using a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach, E. cuniculi genotype II was detected in the meat from 2 out of 50 pig carcasses at slaughter facilities, with 60-250 spores per gram detected by quantitative PCR. Under experimental conditions, 3000 E. cuniculi genotype II spores per gram of meat remained infective for mice following fermentation at 24°C for 48 h. Based on these findings, fermented meat products should be considered as a potential source of E. cuniculi infection in humans.
Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw Poland
Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice České Budějovice Czech Republic
Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre CAS České Budějovice Czech Republic
Microbiological Sciences Department North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota
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