Quantification of viable protozoan parasites on leafy greens using molecular methods

• Main Authors: Kim, Minji, Shapiro, Karen, Rajal, Verónica Beatriz, Packham, Andrea, Aguilar, Beatriz, Rueda, Lezlie, Wuertz, Stefan
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Cryptosporidium; Giardia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157060
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Protozoan contamination in produce is of growing importance due to their capacity to cause illnesses in consumers of fresh leafy greens. Viability assays are essential to accurately estimate health risk caused by viable parasites that contaminate food. We evaluated the efficacy of reverse transcript...