Ready-to-use qPCR for detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis or Trypanosoma cruzi in food matrices

Foodborne outbreaks caused by parasites have long been a public health issue. Among the available contamination detection methods, qPCR is one of the most sensitive and specific. However, it can be cumbersome and error-prone, if used by unexperienced users. Moreover, qPCR reagents usually require fr...

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Main Authors: Alexandre D.T. Costa, Thiago Jacomasso, Elaine C. Mattos, Aline B. Farias, Rita C.P. Rampazzo, Rebeka S. Pinto, Walleyd Tassi, Maria Aparecida M. Marciano, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Helen R. Murphy, Alexandre J. da Silva, Marco A. Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Food and Waterborne Parasitology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676621000020